The daughter of a wealthy family, Ginevra longs to share her poetry in the artistic ferment of Renaissance Florence but is trapped in an arranged marriage. The arrival of the Venetian ambassador, Bernardo Bembo, introduces Ginevra to a dazzling circle of patrons, artists and philosophers. Bembo chooses Ginevra as his Platonic muse and commissions a portrait of her by a young Leonardo da Vinci. Posing for the painter inspires an intimate connection between them. In a rich and vivid world of exquisite art with a dangerous underbelly of deadly political feuds, Ginevra faces many challenges to discover her voice and artistic companionship --- and to find love.