Anna Banti

Italian novelist, art historian, art critic, and translator.

Born June 27th, 1895 in Florence. [ref]

Died September 2nd, 1985 at 90 years old in Massa. [ref]

Occupations
art historian, biographer, publisher, translator, writer
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There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love. Washington Irving