Aurora Sanseverino

Italian noblewoman, poet, actress, patron Date Of Birth : 1669-04-28T00:00:00Z Date Of Death : 1726-07-02T00:00:00Z

Aurora Sanseverino (28 April 1669 – 2 July 1726) was an Italian noblewoman, salon-holder, patron and poet. One of the most celebrated women in the highest rank of the Neapolitan aristocracy, she was known for her great cultural activity as a patron and mecenat of art and for her famous cultural salon in Naples, and correspondent of several contemporary culture personalities that made her a central figure in baroque Italy.
Remembered as a “very beautiful, kind and lively lady”, she also contributed much to giving women a dignified place in the cultural circles of Neapolitan society of the time.

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