Silhouette In Bagni Di Lucca
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Lucida Mansi sold her soul to the devil………find out more……..
http://www.tuscany-villas.it/to-tuscany/2013/tourist-attractions/legend-lucida-mansi-lucca
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Silhouette in Bagni Di Lucca
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Painting and Poem Silhouette In Bagni Di Lucca Copyright To Anne Frandi-Coory –
All rights reserved 4 November 2013…..
Painting by afcoory – acrylic on canvas 100cm x 75cm
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Oh Lucca
why do you hide your beauty?
no…
you’re not a Milan
a Rome
or even a Florence
but greens from every palette
adorn your hills and valleys
freshness pervades your air
water pure as crystal
What’s that I hear?
Lucida Mansi
her palazzo there
in Lucca town
filled with silken gold
treasured paintings
four poster draped exquisitely
how can that compare?
Lucida of my maternal line
was it you enticed me here?
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Read the rest of my poem *Silhouette In Bagni Di Lucca *
in Dragons, Deserts, and Dreams
Available now at AMAZON in Kindle e book and paperback
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Dedicated to my maternal great grandmother Raffaela Marisi Mansi Grego (Greco) -the Mansi name probably originated in Saxony. Mansi ancestors moved to Italy as wealthy silk traders when Italy was ruled by Germany.
Read more about the origins of the Mansi family name: My Fascination With Italian Surnames
anne frandi-coory 
enjoyed your lovely painting and poetry, Anne
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thank you my friend – that means a lot coming from you x x
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Beautiful painting Anne and your poetry says it all. Nice one.
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Gorgeous painting and beautiful poem Anne! Your poem had me yearning to go back to Italy 😀
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Italy is a state of mind for me x x
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