The Regency Era. A time of elegance, refinement, and secrets best left unspoken.
Amid London's candlelit galleries and marble halls, whispers spread of a foreign artist whose portraits seem almost alive. His name: Ludovico Sarti.
To his students, he is a visionary.
To his rivals, a danger.
But beneath the glow of oil lamps and the perfume of turpentine, something stirs - something bound to the heart of his art itself.
As one man seeks to uncover the truth behind the painter's brilliance, he will enter a world where inspiration and insanity intertwine, and where every masterpiece demands a price.
A gothic tale of art, mystery, and the perilous beauty of genius.