The novel begins in 1561 at a remote hunting lodge. Lucrezia, only sixteen, realizes her husband, Alfonso II d’Este, Duke of Ferrara, intends to kill her. The narrative then jumps back in time to her childhood in Florence, tracing the events that led to her rushed marriage and her current predicament. Key Highlights
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The central motif is the painting of her portrait, which symbolizes how her husband views her as a decorative possession rather than a human being. The novel begins in 1561 at a remote hunting lodge
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O’Farrell uses sensory-rich language to bring the Renaissance to life, from the texture of heavy silks to the smell of oil paints.