Marina Querini

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Marina Querini (1757–1839) was a Venetian salon-holder.

Biography[]

She was the daughter of Pietro Antonio Querini de San Severo and Matilde da Ponte and married in 1777 to count Pietro Giovanni Benzon. She hosted a famous literary salon in Venice. Among her guests were Lord Byron, Thomas Moore, Antonio Canova, Ippolito Pindemonte, Vincenzo drake and . She was known for her live life and the muse for .

Places[]

She owned a palazzo in Venice now known as Palazzo Querini Benzon.^[1][2] Today the palace is considered a UNESCO heritage site.^[3]

Sources[]

• Michela Brugnera, Gianfranco Siega, Donne Venete di Treviso, Padova e Venezia tra storia e leggenda, Edritrice Manunzio, 2010, pp. 139–142, ISBN 978-88-904879-0-3.