Lives Of The Courtesans by Lynne Lawner
Portraits of the Renaissance
An illustrated social and cultural history of Renaissance Italy's courtesans, it reconstructs their daily lives, reputations, and influence through archival documents, poetry, and artworks. Profiling figures such as Veronica Franco, Tullia d'Aragona, and Imperia, it shows how these women navigated patronage, sexuality, and power as writers, performers, and cultural brokers in cities like Venice and Rome. It also examines how their images were crafted by painters and moralists, separating lived experience from myth.
- Published
- 1987
- Nationality
- American
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- Original Language
- English
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