Figure descriptions
A man and a young woman sit together. The poem text identifies the man as a tutor.
Both figures hold onto the same book, which
lies open in the woman’s lap. The woman points at a page and looks down at the book.
The man turns his body to look at the woman.
The woman rests her feet on a pillow. A second man stands in an open archway at the
back of the room and plays a lute. A potted
plant sits on the railing behind him. He looks toward the woman and first man. Various
objects clutter the room, including a quill
in an ink pot, books, a lute, and a vase with flowers. Large curtains are pulled back
over the top of the room. Full-page
illustration.
