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Marianna Russell, born Anna Maria Antonietta Mattiocco (2 June 1865 Cassino Italy - 30 March 1908 Paris), also known as Marianna Antonietta Mattiocco, and Marianna Russell following her marriage to the Australian painter, John Russell, was a model for many prominent artists in France, supposedly the favorite model of Auguste Rodin, and was renowned as a great beauty. She sometimes used Marianna Mattiocco Della Torre as a professional name. She bore eleven children, six of whom survived to adulthood.