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6	->''Art is never finished, only abandoned.''
7	-->-- Leonardo da Vinci
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9	Isabella d'Este thinks herself lucky to have escaped her sister Beatrice's faith. Beatrice is to be married to the regent of Milan, about whom little good is said. Isabella's opinion is dramatically altered when she meets the man and his city, in which the famous Leonardo da Vinci is working.
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11	The two sisters become rivals, not just in love, but also in art. Meanwhile foreign forces are threatening Italy and they are both forced to take a stand.
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14	!!This book provides examples of:
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16	%%* ArrangedMarriage.
17	* BackstabBackfire: Isabella's plan of discouraging Beatrice to have herself painted.
18	* BirdsOfAFeather: Why Isabella and Ludovico are attracted to each other. She even sends him swans as to underline this trope.
19	* TheCaligula: Gian, though he's not as powerful as some.
20	%%* TheCharmer: Ludovico
21	%%* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: [[spoiler: Ludovico]]
22	%%* CourtlyLove.
23	%%* DeathByChildbirth
24	%%* AFatherToHisMen: Francesco.
25	%%* {{Foreshadowing}} The story's opening.
26	* FriendshipMoment: Isabella receiving the refugees from Milan and singing with Lucrezia and Cecilia.
27	* TheGloriousWarOfSisterlyRivalry: Interestingly enough Isabella is both the popular and the smart sister. Beatrice is the tomboy.
28	* GorgeousPeriodDress: Both sisters are famous for their fashionable clothes.
29	%%* GreenEyedMonster: Francesco.
30	* TheHeretic: Leonardo da Vinci has many ideas that go against the teachings of the church. Since he's also a genius and a popular artist, nobody cares.
31	%%* HistoricalDomainCharacter
32	%%* HorseJump: Beatrice.
33	%%* IllGirl: Bianca Giovanna.
34	%%* InTheBack: Several times. Mostly related to Ludovico in some way.
35	%%* RedBaron: Il Moro, Diamante.
36	%%* TheRenaissance
37	%%* SecretRelationship
38	%%* ShrinkingViolet: Bianca Giovanna
39	%%* {{Tomboy}}: Beatrice.
40	%%* TookALevelInBadass: [[spoiler: Beatrice again.]]

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