L'Inconnue de la Seine | |
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.jpg) L'Inconnue de la Seine | |
| Died | 19th century Paris |
| Body discovered | 1880s |
| Other names | La Belle Italienne |
| Known for | Putative death mask |
L'Inconnue de la Seine (English: The Unknown Woman of the Seine) was an unidentified young woman whose putative death mask became a popular fixture on the walls of artists' homes after 1900. Her visage inspired numerous literary works.[1] In the United States, the mask is also known as La Belle Italienne.[2]
- ^ Chrisafis, Angelique (December 1, 2007). "Ophelia of the Seine". The Guardian Weekend magazine, page 17 – 27. Retrieved 2007-12-02.
- ^ FELICECALCHI: La Belle Italienne, accessed 27 July 2012