The triumph was—to reach and stay there; since
I reached it ere the triumph, what is lost?
Let my hands frame your face in your hair's gold,
You beautiful Lucrezia that are mine! (Browning from 'Andrea Del Sarto')
7/04/2014
Portrait of the Artist's Wife(1518) - Andrea Del Sarto
You called me, and I came home to your heart.
The triumph was—to reach and stay there; since
I reached it ere the triumph, what is lost?
Let my hands frame your face in your hair's gold,
You beautiful Lucrezia that are mine! (Browning from 'Andrea Del Sarto')
The triumph was—to reach and stay there; since
I reached it ere the triumph, what is lost?
Let my hands frame your face in your hair's gold,
You beautiful Lucrezia that are mine! (Browning from 'Andrea Del Sarto')
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Exquisite. Love the headscarf, especially, but I've always been a fan of the shades of brown in her dress ... wonderful combination of painting and poem.
ReplyDeleteWe did the Browning poem when I was a student, Teresa. I wonder if he had this painting in mind when he wrote it. No exaggeration in the painting. She must have looked exactly so.
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