In The Marriage Portrait, Maggie O'Farrell distorts the historical record to suit modern sensibilities
Italian (Ferrarese) Painter | Alfonso II d'Este (1533–1597), Duke of Ferrara | Italian, Ferrara | The Metropolitan Museum of Art
![Portrait of Lucrezia de Medici (Florence, 1545-Ferrara, 1561), daughter of Cosimo I, Stock Photo, Picture And Rights Managed Image. Pic. DAE-11176025 | agefotostock Portrait of Lucrezia de Medici (Florence, 1545-Ferrara, 1561), daughter of Cosimo I, Stock Photo, Picture And Rights Managed Image. Pic. DAE-11176025 | agefotostock](https://previews.agefotostock.com/previewimage/medibigoff/9e3fdee5b11dcdeed8e2b3946f8eb2f1/dae-11176025.jpg)
Portrait of Lucrezia de Medici (Florence, 1545-Ferrara, 1561), daughter of Cosimo I, Stock Photo, Picture And Rights Managed Image. Pic. DAE-11176025 | agefotostock
![Lucrezia de' Medici The 14-year-old daughter of the Grand Duke of Tuscany, Lucrezia married in 1558 Alfonso Il d'Este, the fifth Duke of Ferrara, who was. - ppt download Lucrezia de' Medici The 14-year-old daughter of the Grand Duke of Tuscany, Lucrezia married in 1558 Alfonso Il d'Este, the fifth Duke of Ferrara, who was. - ppt download](https://slideplayer.com/8952929/27/images/slide_1.jpg)
Lucrezia de' Medici The 14-year-old daughter of the Grand Duke of Tuscany, Lucrezia married in 1558 Alfonso Il d'Este, the fifth Duke of Ferrara, who was. - ppt download
Italian (Ferrarese) Painter | Alfonso II d'Este (1533–1597), Duke of Ferrara | Italian, Ferrara | The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell review – a dark Renaissance fable | Maggie O'Farrell | The Guardian
![Alfonso II d'Este, Duke of Ferrara half-length to right, wearing ruff, armour and holding a baton; coat-of-arms and an army in background to right | Museu.MS Alfonso II d'Este, Duke of Ferrara half-length to right, wearing ruff, armour and holding a baton; coat-of-arms and an army in background to right | Museu.MS](http://www-img.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/img/pdp/pdp43/P.5642-R.jpg)
Alfonso II d'Este, Duke of Ferrara half-length to right, wearing ruff, armour and holding a baton; coat-of-arms and an army in background to right | Museu.MS
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In The Marriage Portrait, Maggie O'Farrell distorts the historical record to suit modern sensibilities
![Alfonso II d'Este, 22.11.1533 - 27.10.1597, Duke of Ferrara, Modena and Reggio 1559 - 1597, half length, wood engraving, 19th century Stock Photo - Alamy Alfonso II d'Este, 22.11.1533 - 27.10.1597, Duke of Ferrara, Modena and Reggio 1559 - 1597, half length, wood engraving, 19th century Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/C41XC0/alfonso-ii-deste-22111533-27101597-duke-of-ferrara-modena-and-reggio-C41XC0.jpg)