wedding photo

I thought I made that clear. I want something that embodies her grandeur and lineage. Get it? She's not just any human. Treat her like one. Florence, 1560s. Lucrezia, the third daughter of Cosimo de' Medici, is free to wander the palace as she pleases, admiring its treasures and observing its secret workings. But when her older sister dies on the eve of her marriage to Alfonso d'Este, heir to the Duke of Ferrara, Modena, and Reggio, Lucrezia is inadvertently thrust into the spotlight: Alfonso rushes to ask for her hand in marriage, and her father accepts on her behalf. Having almost left her childhood behind, Lucrezia must now navigate a turbulent court, its customs mysterious, and where not everyone welcomes her. Perhaps most vexing of all is her husband, Alfonso himself. Is he the playful, delicate man he appeared to be before their wedding, the aesthete who delights in the company of artists and musicians, or the ruthless politician before whom even his dignified sisters seem to tremble?

As Lucrezia sits in her dazzling attire before a portrait that will immortalize her for centuries to come, something disturbing becomes clear. In the eyes of the court, she has one duty: to produce an heir who will secure the future of the Ferrari dynasty. Until then, despite her status and nobility, her future remains in jeopardy.