(Frigidly.) Your praise——
Lucia
Hush, oh, I beg you—for my sake.
Medici
The drawing is the equal of del Sarto’s and the composition no poorer than da Vinci’s. I swear it. Yet—the colour—hmm—I miss Titian’s glory. Those shadows (pointing) are out of tone a little——
Lucia
(Quickly.) We ran out of blue that day, alas——
Medici
Your model was, certainly, perfect. But why have you painted the nymphs from her as well as their divine mistress?