Sean Willis 10e
My Last Duchess From Fra Pandolfs View.
I remember when the Duke requested that I produce yet another portrait of his beautiful wife, the duchess of Ferrara. I had painted this amazing woman many times in the past but I hadn’t yet captured the real her. I always seemed to miss out her true beauty, there would something missing and this time I was hoping to get it right. I never knew why he did have her executed; I certainly could never bring my self to have such a beautiful thing destroyed.
On previous occasions I had noticed that the Duke did not like me to get too friendly with her but how can you ignore such a beautiful and kind woman, I think the Duke was not sure if she was happy with him or just with her surroundings and the life she lived. The problem was that she was very easily pleased, sometimes too easily. Whenever I complimented her beauty she seemed to be embarrassed and her cheeks would blush slightly, she would only reply “Thank you” and as soon as she had finished speaking a glowing smile would return to her face.