01869cam a2200397 i 4500 612833955 TxAuBib 20221215120000.0 220407s2022||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2022015347 9780593320624 059332062X 17819967 (OCoLC)1310471310 TxAuBib rda O'Farrell, Maggie, 1972-, author. The marriage portrait [Book] / Maggie O'Farrell. First United States edition. New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2022. ©2022. 339 pages ; 25 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier "This is a Borzoi book.". "A novel set in Renaissance Italy, and centering on the captivating young duchess Lucrezia de' Medici"-- Provided by publisher. Florence, the 1550s. Lucrezia, third daughter of the grand duke, is obscure in the palazzo's clandestine workings. Then her older sister dies on the eve of her wedding to the Alfonso, ruler of Ferrara, Modena and Reggio. Now Lucrezia is to take her sister's place in a troubled court where her arrival is not universally welcomed. Sitting for her wedding portrait, one thing becomes clear to Lucrezia: her only duty is to provide an heir to shore up the future of the Ferrarese dynasty. -- adapted from jacket. 20221215. Medici, Lucrezia de', 1545-1561 Fiction. Renaissance Italy Florence Fiction. Romans. Florence (Italy) History 1421-1737 Fiction. Historical fiction. lcgft Biographical fiction. lcgft Novels. lcgft