Duke of Ferrara, Alfonso I d'Este, and although considered lower-class, she gained the respect of the people around her and was a member of the Ferrarese court. After the Duke's second wife died in 1519, it is assumed that he and Laura married and she became the duchess of Ferrara. It is debated by art historians whether this portrait was painted before or after their marriage. Even though she had the air of respect, she was treated differently from the other wives of the Duke of Ferrara. She lived in a separate residence from the family palace and once he died in 1573, she was buried in Sant Augostino of Ferrara, separate from the other members of the d'Este family. Notes References Francesco Valcanover, L'opera completa di Tiziano, Rizzoli, Milano 1969. Segal, Muriel. Painted Ladies: Models of the Great Artists. New York: Stein and Day, 1972. Bestor, Jane Fair. "Titian's Portrait of Laura Eustochia: The Decorum of Female Beauty and the Motif of the Black Page." Renaissance Studies 17, no. 4 (2003): 628-73. Cook, Herbert. "The True Portrait of Laura De' Dianti by Titian." The Burlington Magazine for Connoisseurs 7, no. 30 (1905): 449-55. External links The copy of the Portrait of Laura Dianti - fondazione Federico Zeri National Trust Collections UK Website Portrait of Laura Dianti 16th-century portraits Dianti, Laura Portraits of women Este collection