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painted as a symbol; a memento of their lives and a sign of their riches; power

and influence—so they might always be there; standing before us; announcing

their existence; nay; their individuality and distinction。”

His words were belittling; as if he were speaking out of jealousy; ambition

or  greed。  Though;  at  times;  as  he  talked  about  the  portraits  he’d  seen  in

Venice; his face would abruptly light up like a child’s; invigorated。

Portraiture had bee such a contagion among affluent men; princes and

great  families  who  were  patrons  of  art  that  even  when  they  missioned

frescoes of biblical scenes and religious legends for church walls; these infidels

would  insist  that  their  own  images  appear  somewhere  in  the  work。  For

instance; in a painting of the burial of St。 Stephan; you’d suddenly see; ah yes;

present among the tearful graveside mourners; the very prince who was giving

you the tour—in a state of pure enthusiasm; exhilaration and conceit—of the

paintings  hanging  on  his  palazzo  walls。  Next;  in  the  corner  of  a  fresco

depicting St。 Peter curing the sick with his shadow; you’d realize with an odd

sense of disillusionment that the unfortunate one writhing there in pain was;

in fact; the strong…as…an…ox brother of your polite host。 The following day; this

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time  in  a  piece  depicting  the  Resurrection  of  the  Dead;  you’d  discover  the

guest who’d stuffed himself beside you at lunch。

“Some have gone so far; just to be included in a painting;” said my Enishte;

fearfully  as  though  he  were  talking  about  the  temptations  of  Satan;  “that

they’re willing to be portrayed as a servant filling goblets in the crowd; or a

merciless  man  stoning  an  adulteress;  or  a  murderer;  his  hands  drenched  in

blood。”

Pretending not to understand; I said; “Exactly the way we see Shah Ismail

ascending  the  throne  in  those  illustrated  books  that  recount  ancient  Persian

legends。 Or when we e across a depiction of Tamerlane; who actually ruled

long afterward; in the story of Hüsrev and Shirin。”

Was there a noise somewhere in the house?

“It’s as if the Veian paintings were made to frighten us;” said my Enishte

later。 “And it isn’t enough that we be in awe of the authority and money of

these men who mission the works; they also want us to know that simply

existing  in  this  world  is  a  very  special;  very  mysterious  event。  They’re

attempting to terrify us with their unique faces; eyes; bearing and with their

clothing whose every fold is defined by shadow。 They’re attempting to terrify

us by being creatures of mystery。”

He explained how once he’d gotten lost in the exquisite portrait gallery of a

lunatic  collector  whose  opulent  estate  was  perched  on  the  shores  of  Lake

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