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‎Genius Has No Sex. The Sculpture of Marcello (1836-1879).‎

‎Editions de Penthes, The Museum of the Swiss Abroad / Gollion, éditions infolio, 2010, in-8vo, oblong (19.5x22.5 cm.), X + 240 p., richly illustrated, with a large handwritten dedication for Ben Harteveld, Antiquarian bookseller in Fribourg, on the p. III, signed Caterina, and on p. V with full signature, illustrated paperback (Portrait from Adèle as a young lady on first cover). Fine copy, as new.‎

‎This book traces the life and sculptural production of Adèle d’Affry, the Duchess Castiglione Colonna, best known under the pseudonym ,Marcello’. Although she was born in Switzerland and kept a studio in Fribourg, she spent many years sculpting in France, Italy and Spain, amd her works were frequently shown in exhibitions throughout Western Europe. ‎