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and died in childbirth. Milan has been conquered by the French and
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Early narrative chapters establish those two characters and their relationship. The son of a poor shoemaker, Salai is a cutpurse caught in the act by the master, whose grasp and visage he mistakes for the hand and face of God. Leonardo takes him as an apprentice, at no fee, and practically as a
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Beatrice grows into a political role and becomes a collector of clothing, jewels, etc., and no longer a companion to Salai. She does confide disappointment in the massive
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that was just out of reach of her jeweled pink fingers." Spurred by
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when dukes and duchesses ... were begging for a portrait by his hand?" It introduces Salai by five quotations from
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