When she leaves the chapel, Angelotti reappears to tell Mario of his planned escape. After a bit of explaining and consoling, Mario is able to calm Tosca down. She instantly recognizes the woman in Mario's painting as Marchesa Attavanti. It only takes one look of the painting to send Tosca into a fit of rage. She questions Mario about his faithfulness and love to her before reminding him of their planned rendezvous later that evening. Tosca is a jealous woman and she takes no effort to hide it. Mario happily greets him and gives him food and drink before quickly pushing him back into hiding as Tosca can be heard approaching the chapel. The two have been friends for quite some time and share similar political beliefs. The escaped prisoner, Angelotti, emerges from his hiding place to speak with Mario. After the sacristan mutters disapproval of the painting, he leaves. As he paints, he takes a small statue of Floria Tosca, a singer and his lover, from his pocket to compare her beauty to that of his painting. Mario has never met Marchesa, but he has seen her about town. With blonde locks of hair, Mario's painting is based on Angelotti's sister, Marchesa Attavanti. Mario picks up where he left off the day before and resumes painting a picture of Mary Magdalene. After he finds a place to hide within the private Attavanti chapel, an old sacristan appears followed by the painter, Mario Cavaradossi. Inside the church of Sant'Andrea della Valle, an escaped Roman prisoner, Cesare Angelotti, bursts through the doors seeking refuge.
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