I have to confess

that I’ve had the hots for this lovely lady ever since I saw her won­der­ful por­trait in the Met­ro­pol­i­tan Museum of Art. She’s Maria Baron­celli, painted by Hans Mem­ling shortly after her wed­ding to Tomaso Porti­nari in 1470. Isn’t she a cutie?

Alas, I don’t think it’s going to work out. For one thing, there’s my wife (and Maria’s hus­band). Also, I don’t know if she’d be inter­ested in some­one so much younger than her.

Sigh.