Ginevra de' BenciShe read insatiably and wrote poems (few of which have survived), including one that holds a single line that moves me with its ferocious vulnerability: "I ask your forgiveness, I am a mountain tiger."
One of my life goals is to write a poem or essay gracious enough to use those words.
(Incidentally, this Leonardo DaVinci portrait of Ginevra hangs right here in the National Gallery--coming face to face was magnificient!)
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SUCH power in those words - i hope we can each lead lives gracious enough to use those words.
i'm glad that you were able to finally meet her! what a striking portrait of an incredible woman.
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