Andrea del Sarto: A Statement Worthy of Examination The bittersweet poem Andrea del Sarto by Robert Browning is the story of a painter who, with un-Godly amounts of talent, never fulfills his potential in becoming a great, prolific painter, in the exalted ranks of Raphael. Browning attributes this to del Sarto’s wife, as is the case with most women, she binds del Sarto with “love,” thus oppressing him from his destiny, which is to become one of the world’s finest artists. Andrea del Sarto, one of, if not, the finest poems ever written by Browning contains a much deeper meaning that holds true for several of the poets, rulers