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The marriage portrait /

Florence, the 1550s. Lucrezia, third daughter of the grand duke, is comfortable with her obscure place in the palazzo: free to wonder at its treasures, observe its clandestine workings, and devote herself to her own artistic pursuits. But when her older sister dies on the eve of her wedding to the r...

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Main Authors: O'Farrell, Maggie, 1972- (Author)
Published: Vintage Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC,
Publisher Address: New York :
Publication Dates: 2023.
©2022
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Edition: First Vintage Books edition.
Subjects:
Medici, Lucrezia de', > 1545-1561 > Fiction.
1421-1737
Renaissance > Italy > Florence > Fiction.
Nobility > Italy > Fiction.
Courts and courtiers > Fiction.
Arranged marriage > Fiction.
Politicians > Fiction.
Renaissance > Florence > Florence > Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Cours et courtisans > Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Mariage arrangé > Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Politiciens > Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Arranged marriage.
Courts and courtiers.
Nobility.
Politicians.
Renaissance.
Florence (Italy) > History > 1421-1737 > Fiction.
Florence (Italie) > Histoire > 1421-1737 > Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Italy.
Italy > Florence.
Biographical fiction.
Fiction.
Historical fiction.
History.
Summary: Florence, the 1550s. Lucrezia, third daughter of the grand duke, is comfortable with her obscure place in the palazzo: free to wonder at its treasures, observe its clandestine workings, and devote herself to her own artistic pursuits. But when her older sister dies on the eve of her wedding to the ruler of Ferrara, Modena and Reggio, Lucrezia is thrust unwittingly into the limelight: the duke is quick to request her hand in marriage, and her father just as quick to accept on her behalf. Having barely left girlhood behind, Lucrezia must now enter an unfamiliar court whose customs are opaque and where her arrival is not universally welcomed. Perhaps most mystifying of all is her new husband himself, Alfonso. Is he the playful sophisticate he appeared to be before their wedding, the aesthete happiest in the company of artists and musicians, or the ruthless politician before whom even his formidable sisters seem to tremble? As Lucrezia sits in constricting finery for a painting intended to preserve her image for centuries to come, one thing becomes worryingly clear. In the court's eyes, she has one duty: to provide the heir who will shore up the future of the Ferranese dynasty. Until then, for all of her rank and nobility, the new duchess's future hangs entirely in the balance.
Item Description: First published in 2022 by Afred A. Knopf.
Carrier Form: 339 pages ; 21 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (page 338-339)
ISBN: 9780593315088
0593315081
Index Number: PR6065
CLC: I561.45
Call Number: I561.45/O31-13

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