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Alfonso’s Mother
The Portrait
The marriage portrait represents the controlling force that the male, patriarchal gaze exerts on women. When Alfonso first suggests that Lucrezia sit for the portrait, he frames it as an offer to rectify Cosimo and…
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Tiger
The tiger represents the wild, untamed parts of Lucrezia’s personality, which she must hide from others and nurture in secret. The tiger first appears as a living, breathing beast stashed in Cosimo’s basement…
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