real people their emotions and even their beauty For example Lippo s paintings of saints look like the Prior s mistress and the men of the neighborhood But the Church does not like Lippo s way of painting The monks want him to paint only holy things the human soul and ignore the human body They say Your business is to paint the souls of men So Lippo asks why he cannot make his paintings look real and full of life He wants to show both the body and the soul He argues that even God made the world beautiful full of love colours and shapes He believes that when art shows real feelings it becomes more beautiful and meaningful In short Browning shows love in this poem as something real full of life and deeply human Love should not be hidden or feared It should be accepted and celebrated even in art and religion