Arte Vol. 7

Early 16th century Florence, Italy. The birthplace of the Renaissance, where art and culture flourished. In this vibrant and glamorous time lives Arte Spalletti, the daughter of a nobleman, who is blessed with promising talent as a painter. She dreams of becoming a master painter, but after the death of her father, she is pressured by her mom to find a young nobleman to marry in order to save the family. However, she refuses to give up on her dream and begins looking for a master painter to apprentice with, even though it means going against not just her mother but the societal beliefs of her time.
In Vol. 7, Arte meets a new apprentice named Mattei who says that he is envious of her status as an aristocrat, insinuating that her popularity is because of it and not her talent, which makes her begin doubting herself and she starts overworking.
Notice: This book is written in Japanese.