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A Woman to Know: Beatrice Cenci

A Woman to Know: Beatrice Cenci

Her eyes, which we are told were remarkable for their vivacity, are swollen with weeping and lustreless, but beautifully tender and serene. — Percy Bysshe Shelley

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Her eyes, which we are told were remarkable for their vivacity, are swollen with weeping and lustreless, but beautifully tender and serene. — Percy Bysshe Shelley

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In 1599, Beatrice’s father, the wealthy and venerable Francisco Cenci, fell from his castle balcony. When the Pope’s investigators showed up to the family compound …

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