For the vast majority of the book, nothing but these loose parallels of Fino and Parker coming into their own match up. Parker comes of age in Europe, where he finds a lot of acceptance from the people closest to him. Fino’s and Parker’s stories generally follow the same arc. Instead, there are basically two whole stories-one about a brilliant sixteenth-century artist and one about a twenty-first-century American teen in Italy. Personally, I read the blurb and was sort of expecting a time-traveling element, so let me clarify: there is no time traveling, no magic, no fantasy, no paranormal element to the book. Serafino da Ferrara is a half historical fiction, half young adult story. Embassy every day at three o’clock and the fallout eventually sends Parker on a gap-year journey to discover who he is…and if there is a space for Bepe in the future. One of those secrets slips out of the U.S. But their deliriously happy romance encounters a few bumps along the way, especially because of a few major secrets Bepe keeps. The two teens become thick as thieves, spending so much time together they are sometimes mistaken for brothers. There, he meets Bepe, who introduces Parker to real Italian living, not to mention romance. And his budding talent with visual art warrants him a space at a local public school that focuses on art. Thrilled with living a European life, Parker dives into the language and culture. Some five hundred years later, Parker Henderson arrives in Italy with his family his father is set to work in an American embassy in the Tuscan region. But their joy is a perilous one when jealousy among artists threatens to end Fino’s career permanently.
Years later, Fino is just cresting the first wave of astounding success when he and Ludovico reenter the same orbit. Though his rise is meteoric, the dangers of unseating contemporary greats like Michelangelo and Raphael cause Fino their own troubles. Before long, Fino is dubbed Fino da Ferrara and embarks on a laborious journey from region to region as word of his artistic skill travels.
Even knowing their future paths will surely separate them, the men are desperate for one another’s company. Despite their differences, they form an intense bond. Meanwhile, Ludovico is the son of a duke and nominally studying art like many aristocratic children. Fino has astounding natural talent, impeccable manners, and is so poor he relies on profound charity to study with the Mastro.
During his brief time with Filargiro, Fino meets another boy named Ludovico d’Este. The man instantly recognizes Fino’s utter genius and the entire village makes a point of helping Fino gather the necessary clothes and materials to study art formally. While sketching patrons in his parents’ restaurant, Serafino “Fino” da Ferrara catches the eye of Mastro Filargiro.
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