'The Maid's Request' tells the beautiful story of an enigmatic relationship between a 16th-century Italian painter and his servant.
At the behest of the French king the artist has journeyed from Italy to lead his school of students in the design and construction of a chateau in the Loire valley. Despite the fact that master and servant seldom talk, each is acutely aware of the other's presence and routine. He gives her presents; she is sensitive to his every need.
One night she confides her desire to serve him after her death by offering her body for him to study. However, news of her son's death takes her away from the chateau, the winter passes and the artist, unable to draw, continues to wait . . .
