fig. 3 Master Necromancer, Eubora Nunziata (left) sits with his apprentice, Orchidee Ordelaffi, in the last painting portraying the latter. An example of the popular noble tradition of painting master and apprentice before on-field studies begin. The Lady Orchidee was the second of the Ordelaffi line to be tutored by Master Eubora; her father, Ottone, also studied under his tutelage. Here, the student's wavering smile can be interpreted as either nervous excitement, or a wince of pain - as at the time, the wounds of her scarification were not yet healed.