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WHENtheDukecametoFlorence，hesoughtmeatmyhousewithoutgivingmepreviousnotice.Ishowedhimtwolittlemodelsofdifferentdesign.Thoughhepraisedthemboth，hesaidthatoneofthempleasedhimbetterthantheother;Iwastofinishtheonehelikedwithcare;andthiswouldbetomyadvantage.NowhisExcellencyhadalreadyseenBandinellosdesigns，andthoseofothersculptors;but，asIwasinformedbymanyofhiscourtierswhohadheardhim，hemendedminefarabovetherest.Amongothermattersworthyofrecordandofgreatweightuponthispoint，Iwillmentionthefollowing.TheCardinalofSantaFiorewasonavisittoFlorence，andtheDuketookhimtoPoggioaCaiano.Upontheroad，noticingthemarbleashepassed，theCardinalpraisedithighly，inquiringofhisExcellencyforwhatsculptorheintendedit.TheDukerepliedatonce:“FormyfriendBenvenuto，whohasmadeasplendidmodelwithaviewtoit.”ThiswasreportedtomebymenwhomIcouldtrust.

HearingwhattheDukehadsaid，IwenttotheDuchess，andtookhersomesmallbitsofgoldsmithswork，whichgreatlypleasedherExcellency.ThensheaskedwhatIwasdoing，andIreplied:“Mylady，Ihavetakeninhandformypleasureoneofthemostlaboriouspieceswhichhaveeverbeenproduced.ItisaChristofthewhitestmarblesetuponacrossoftheblackest，exactlyofthesamesizeasatallman.SheimmediatelyinquiredwhatImeanttodowithit.Ianswered:“Youmustknowmylady，thatIwouldnotsellitfortwothousandgoldenducats;itisofsuchdifficultexecutionthatIthinknomaneverattemptedthelikebefore;norwouldIhaveundertakenitatthemissionofanyprincewhatever，forfearImightproveinadequatetothetask.Iboughtthemarbleswithmyownmoney，andhavekeptayoungmansometwoyearsasmyassistantinthework.Whatwiththestone，theironframetoholditup，andthewages，ithascostmeabovethreehundredcrowns.Consequently，Iwouldnotsellitfortwothousand.ButifyourExcellencydeignstograntmeafavourwhichiswhollyblameless，Ishallbedelightedtomakeyouapresentofit.AllIaskisthatyourExcellencywillnotuseyourinfluenceeitheragainstorforthemodelswhichtheDukehasorderedtobemadeoftheNeptuneforthatgreatblockofmarble.”Sherepliedwithmightyindignation:“Sothenyouvalueneithermyhelpnormyopposition?”“Onthecontrary，Ivaluethemhighly，princess;orwhyamIofferingtogiveyouwhatIvalueattwothousandducats?ButIhavesuchconfidenceinmylaboriousandwell-trainedstudies，thatIhopetowinthepalm，evenagainstthegreatMichelAgnoloBuonarroti，fromwhomandfromnooneelseIhavelearnedallthatIknow.Indeed，Ishouldbemuchbetterpleasedtoenterintopetitionwithhimwhoknowssomuchthanwiththoseotherswhoknowbutlittleoftheirart.Contendingwithmysublimemaster，Icouldgainlaurelsinplenty，whereastherearebutfewtobereapedinacontestwiththesemen.”AfterIhadspoken，sheroseinahalf-angrymood，andIreturnedtoworkwithallthestrengthIhaduponmymodel.

Whenitwasfinished，theDukecametoseeit，bringingwithhimtwoambassadors，onefromtheDukeofFerrara，theotherfromtheSignoryofLucca.Theyweredelighted，andtheDukesaidtothosetwogentlemen:“Uponmyword，Benvenutodeservestohavethemarble.”Thentheybothpaidmethehighestpliments，especiallytheenvoyfromLucca，whowasapersonofacplishmentsandlearning.Ihadretiredtosomedistanceinorderthattheymightexchangeopinionsfreely;butwhenIheardthatIwasbeingplimented，Icameup，turnedtotheDuke，andsaid:“Mylord，yourmostillustriousExcellencyoughtnowtoemployanotheradmirabledevice:decreethateveryonewholikesshallmakeamodelinclayexactlyofthesamesizeasthemarblehastobe.Inthiswayyouwillbeabletojudgefarbetterwhodeservesthemission;andImayobservethatifyourExcellencydoesnotgiveittothesculptorwhodeservesit，thiswillnotwrongthemansomuch，butwillreflectgreatdiscredituponyourself，sincethelossandshamewillfallonyou.Ontheotherhand，ifyouawardittotheonewhohasdeservedit，youwillacquiregreatgloryinthefirstplace，andwillemployyourtreasurewell，whileartistswillbelievethatyouappreciateandunderstandtheirbusiness.”NosoonerhadIfinishedspeakingthantheDukeshruggedhisshoulders，andbegantomoveaway.WhiletheyweretakingleavetheambassadorofLuccasaidtotheDuke:“Prince，thisBenvenutoofyoursisaterribleman!”TheDukeresponded:“Heismuchmoreterriblethanyouimagine，andwellwereitforhimifhewerealittlelessterrible;thenhewouldpossessatthepresentmomentmanythingswhichhehasnotgot.”Theseprecisewordswerereportedtomebytheenvoy，bywayofchidingandadvisingmetochangemyconduct.ItoldhimthatIhadthegreatestwishtoobligemylordashisaffectionateandfaithfulservant，butthatIdidnotunderstandtheartsofflattery.Severalmonthsafterthisdate，Bandinellodied;anditwasthoughtthat，inadditiontohisintemperatehabitsoflife，themortificationofhavingprobablytolosethemarblecontributedtohisdecline.

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