vi narro del principe che sposò la sua dama, la portò nel suo castello, la rivestì d'oro e di gioielli, la rese infelice

This painting is about a woman who had a good job, she owned a house, she was independent, but she was very envious of who possessed more than her. One day a rich stranger came, courted her a lot, gave her gifts, took her to exclusive places, but she didn’t fall in love with him. He asked her to marry him, promising her wealth, beautiful clothes, jewels, on one condition: When she went out among the people she would have to wear an all-gold dress that covered her whole body, including her face. In the house, in front of her husband, she could show off her precious jewels. She thought that all would envy a woman who could dress so sumptuously.
The woman, even if she did not reciprocate the sentiment, accepted the deal, blinded by the desire to be her the one envied by the people. In the house she wore hand-woven clothes enriched with precious stones, diamond earrings, rings with rubies and did nothing but contemplate herself in the mirror. But after some time she got bored of this life. She put on her golden robe and went out, peering at the faces of the people she met. With enormous disappointment she realized that they were not looking at her with envy, but with great sorrow. They were free.