Susan Vreeland

Susan Joyce Vreeland (January 20, 1946 – August 23, 2017) was an American author. Several of her books deal with the relationship between art and fiction. ''The Passion of Artemisia'' is a fictionalised investigation of some aspects of the life of Artemisia Gentileschi, while ''The Girl in Hyacinth Blue'' centres round an imaginary painting by Vermeer. ''The Forest Lover'' is a fictionalized account of the life of the Canadian painter Emily Carr. Provided by Wikipedia