Role in Media
Franco's life was recorded in the 1992 book The Honest Courtesan, by author Margaret F. Rosenthal.
Catherine McCormack portrayed Veronica Franco in the 1998 movie Dangerous Beauty (released as 'A Destiny of Her Own' in some countries), based on Rosenthal's book.
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