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<p>Celebrated for her looks, notorious for her passions, immortalized by Antonio Canova's statue and always deeply loyal to her brother, Pauline Bonaparte Borghese is a fascinating figure.<br> At the turn of the nineteenth century, she was considered by many to be the most beautiful woman in Europe. She shocked the continent with the boldness of her love affairs, her opulent wardrobe and jewels, and, most famously, her decision to pose nearly nude for Canova's sculpture, which has been replicate
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- Author
- Fraser, Flora
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Published
- 2010
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780719561115
- Category
- biography
- Subjects
- Historical Fiction, Historical, History
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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