Veronica Franco

Veronica Franco ( * 1546 in Venice, † 1591 ibid ) was a poet of the Italian Renaissance and the most famous courtesan of her time.

Life

Veronica was a daughter of a Cortigiana onesta, an intellectual courtesan, and learned the art from her mother at a young age. 1565 Veronica was recorded in Il Catalogo di tutte honorate le principale and pi ù Cortigiane Di Venezia, who gave the names, addresses, and fees of Venice's most prestigious prostitute free.

She studied philosophy, to their friends included poet and painter, in this time also the portrait of Jacopo Tintoretto was born. Before the 1570s it was part of one of the more prestigious literary circles of the city, participating in discussions and contributing and anthologies of poetry editierend. Due to its natural beauty and abilities trained, she married in 1564 a wealthy doctor. But the marriage was not happy and Veronica soon left her husband.

1575 published her love poems Terze rime. In the same year the plague broke out, and she fled with her children from the city. Two years later she returned to Venice. 1580 published her Lettere Veronica familiari a diversified [ ... in my youth written letters ], and two to the French king Henry III. directed sonnets included with the 1574 they even received a short connection.

The " Humanities " by Veronica Franco stood from 1590 to 1596 for a short time on the Index Librorum Prohibitorum.

Movies

The film Dangerous Beauty - The courtesan of Venice, directed by Marshall Herskovitz from the year 1998, the life Veronica Franco on the topic. The film stars Catherine McCormack as Veronica Franco and Rufus Sewell as Marco Venier.