The lady is Eleonara d’Este, eldest daughter of Alfonso I d’Este, Duke of Ferrara and his second wife Lucrezia Borgia – as his first daughter, Alfonso named her after his mother Eleanor of Naples. She survived both her parents and became a nun. She may have been the composer of a set of motets rather innovative for the time. The gentleman is the poet Torquato Tasso, who entered the service of Cardinal Luigi d’Este. Even before that date, the young Tasso had been a frequent visitor at the Este court in Ferrara, where in 1561 he had encountered Lucrezia Bendidio, one of Eleanora d’Este’s ladies-in-waiting, and fallen in love with her. She became the addressee of his first series of love sonnets, to be followed in 1563 by Laura Peperara, the next object of Tasso’s affections.
Much of the above is copied & pasted from Wikipedia.
has info and links that point to info about this painting (best viewed by Google Chrome – can automatically translate linked pages, if necessary).
http://www.artube.fr/fr/artist/jean-louis-ducis
has some French info for this artist (again, Chrome can automatically translate).
Again, a larger strip image is shown by clicking the image in Mr. Melcher’s MASTERPIECE #1675 (March 29, 2017) entry, accessible by the Check out the blog! box below the last comment; so, I won’t point to it here.
BE THIS GUY about 7 years ago
“Do any of our specials interest you?”
orinoco womble about 7 years ago
“A kiss? Kiss my foot!”
J Short about 7 years ago
Any kind of “necking” is going to be a challenge.
maltmash3r about 7 years ago
William Shakespeare and his casting couch
Knightman Premium Member about 7 years ago
My carriage has plush seats if you want a ride, sweetheart!!!
rugeirn about 7 years ago
The lady is Eleonara d’Este, eldest daughter of Alfonso I d’Este, Duke of Ferrara and his second wife Lucrezia Borgia – as his first daughter, Alfonso named her after his mother Eleanor of Naples. She survived both her parents and became a nun. She may have been the composer of a set of motets rather innovative for the time. The gentleman is the poet Torquato Tasso, who entered the service of Cardinal Luigi d’Este. Even before that date, the young Tasso had been a frequent visitor at the Este court in Ferrara, where in 1561 he had encountered Lucrezia Bendidio, one of Eleanora d’Este’s ladies-in-waiting, and fallen in love with her. She became the addressee of his first series of love sonnets, to be followed in 1563 by Laura Peperara, the next object of Tasso’s affections.
Much of the above is copied & pasted from Wikipedia.
mabrndt Premium Member about 7 years ago
2 URLs (copy each as one line):
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Le_Tasse_lisant_des_vers_%C3%A0_El%C3%A9onore_d%27Este_-_Louis_Ducis_-_MBA_Lyon_2014.jpg
has info and links that point to info about this painting (best viewed by Google Chrome – can automatically translate linked pages, if necessary).
http://www.artube.fr/fr/artist/jean-louis-ducis
has some French info for this artist (again, Chrome can automatically translate).
Again, a larger strip image is shown by clicking the image in Mr. Melcher’s MASTERPIECE #1675 (March 29, 2017) entry, accessible by the Check out the blog! box below the last comment; so, I won’t point to it here.
MeGoNow Premium Member about 7 years ago
Gentlemen, women are indeed trainable. Watch as I apply the rolled up newspaper.
katzenbooks45 about 7 years ago
“Read the terms and conditions. You have to kiss my foot.”
Honorable Mention In The Banjo Toss Premium Member about 7 years ago
“I love it when you read dirty to me.”
Linguist about 7 years ago
Playing coy with the Re/Max man.
Radish the wordsmith about 7 years ago
Is that a sword in your pocket or are you just happy to see me?
d1234dick Premium Member about 7 years ago
it’s a order repossessing your dress, so hand it over.