Andrea del Sarto (poem)

"Andrea del Sarto" (also called "The Faultless Painter") is a poem by Robert Browning (1812–1889) published in his 1855 poetry collection, Men and Women.

Browning is also known for his originality, dramatic style and fresh subject matter for the time, which complemented his lack of rhyme scheme.

This literary tactic puts the reader inside the action by allowing them to look both forwards and backwards in the situation.

Browning creates an internal world for his reader by giving them insight into how the narrator interprets the whole scene, not just the words spoken: line four, "You turn your face, but does it bring your heart?"

[11] Andrea del Sarto explores broad themes such as if all human interactions are governed by aesthetic or exchange value, failure, whether one's wife is a possession, and morality in general.

King the entire poem is "between asserted artistic and masculine virility and a steadily increasing awareness of debility."

He backs this up by describing how he is trying to suggest his own masculine strength: Your soft hand is a woman of itself, And mine the man's bared breast she curls inside.

[13] However, later undertones hint at the faultless painter's insufficiency, as Lucrezia still chooses her lover over her husband, even though he is making her a romantic suit.