The Agony and the Ecstasy

Who is Clarissa Saffi in the novel, The Agony and the Ecstasy?

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Clarissa Saffi is a Bolognese woman of such expressive beauty that Michelangelo is compelled to seek her company. They make love, are separated, then reunited for a longer time. But when Michelangelo is forced to choose between his art and his love for her, the love suffers.

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