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T.V. Picture Stories 4 - Sword of Freedom #1
"Adriana" follows a young woman whose brother, the powerful Duke de Medici, loves her deeply but worries she is losing her reason. When her sister-in-law Francesca begins to develop romantic feelings for Adriana, the Duke insists on controlling her future and arranges for her to be painted in a fresco by an artist. Marco, an admirer of Adriana, becomes troubled by Francesca's hint that Adriana might take another husband, and visits Francesca to express his concerns about her influence over Adriana's fate. The story explores themes of family power, romantic rivalry, and the constraints placed upon a young noblewoman in Renaissance Florence.