Robert Browning: Poems

The Last DUCHESS

WHAT IS A CONNOISSEUR? IN WHAT WAYS WAS THE DUKE A CONNOISSEUR?

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A connoisseur is one who appreciates the fine quality of some particular type of item; it might be food, art, dance, fine wines, or any number of things.  The Duke is a connoisseur of fine art and is taking the person to whom he is speaking in the poem is viewing all of the Duke's artistic treasures.