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Veronica Franco, famous Venetian poet and courtesan. Portrait by Paolo Veronese.
Madame de Pompadour, by Maurice Quentin de La Tour

A courtesan was a high-class mistress, especially one associated with rich, powerful, or noble men who gifted luxuries and status in exchange for her services. In Renaissance Europe, courtesans had an important role in high class society, sometimes taking the place of wives at social roles. Courtesans usually enjoyed more freedoms than was typical of women at the time. For example, they did not have money problems and were more independent. Madame de Pompadour (1721–1764), the famous mistress and favorite of King Louis XV of France, was a courtesan. Courtesans also existed in many countries outside Europe, like India and Japanview more...








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