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Veronica Franco (c. 1546–1591) was an Italian poet and courtesan in 16th-century Venice. She is known for her notable clientele, feminist advocacy, literary contributions, and philanthropy. She is known for her notable clientele, feminist advocacy, literary contributions, and philanthropy.
Dangerous Beauty is a 1998 American biographical drama film directed by Marshall Herskovitz, and starring Catherine McCormack, Rufus Sewell and Oliver Platt.Based on the non-fiction book The Honest Courtesan by Margaret Rosenthal, the film is about Veronica Franco, a courtesan in sixteenth-century Venice who becomes a hero to her city, but later becomes the target of an inquisition by the ...
Marco Venier (died 1311) was a Lord of Cerigo. [1] Ancestry. He was a son of Bartolommeo Venier (fl. between 1252 and 1275), and paternal grandson of Marco Venier, ...
Marco Venier was a Marquess of Cerigo. [1] ... and had Bartolommeo Venier, fl. between 1252 and 1275, [1] who married ... and had Marco Venier, Lord of Cerigo. [1]
In 1998, the film Dangerous Beauty was based on this book. The movie starred Catherine McCormack as Veronica Franco and was directed by Marshall Herskovitz.The film, also released as A Destiny of Her Own in some regions, was re-titled The Honest Courtesan for video release in the United Kingdom and Europe in 1999.
The correct and truthful introductory note to the watcher would have said, for example :"This (fictional) story is based on the historical character of Veronica Franco." Her love story with the completely fictional character Marco Venier, which is at the center of the movie plot, is just that: completely fictional.
Venier (Venetian:, Italian:) is a Venetian surname, derived from the Medieval name Venerius. Notable people with the surname include: Notable people with the surname include: Andrea Venier , castellan of Scutari
Marco Venieri or Venier may refer to: Marco Venier, Marquess of Cerigo; Marco Venier, Lord of Cerigo (died 1311) This page was last edited on 29 ...