Caterina Sforza and the Art of Appearances Quotes

“As the Venetian humanist Francesco Barbara noted in his early fifteenth-century treatise On Wifely Duties, "We ought to follow the custom that our wives adorn themselves with gold, jewels, and pearls, if we can afford it.”
― Joyce de Vries, Caterina Sforza and the Art of Appearances: Gender, Art and Culture in Early Modern Italy