Niccolo di Ferramano built the Tower of Sacrifice in 1535. He was married to Giovanna. Neville and Caroline come across his portrait in a private castle gallery, and Caroline is interested to see that it is labeled Portrait of an Unknown Gentleman rather than with his name. Niccolo’s family disowned him as the result of some scandal allegedly involving the occult. Pale-faced and black-eyed, Niccolo’s portrait looms ominously in Caroline’s mind as she ventures into the tower.
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Niccolo di Ferramano Character Timeline in The Tower
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The Tower
...traveler to Florence; the right leads to the Tower of Sacrifice, built in 1535 by Niccolo di Ferramano and containing 470 steps. In 1549, the surrounding village was destroyed, leaving only...
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...back to her and Neville’s flat in Florence. Rereading the guidebook’s entry, the name of Niccolo di Ferramano calls to mind a portrait of a white-faced man with dark eyes. The...
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...beneath it reads “Portrait of an Unknown Gentleman.” Despite this, Neville identifies the man as Niccolo di Ferramano, Giovanna’s husband.
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Neville tells Caroline that no one in the family will mention Niccolo by name because of some scandal. On Neville’s last visit to this gallery, he mistakenly...
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