The last of Truman Capote's "swans," Marella Agnelli died this morning at her home in Italy. A funeral service for the avid art collector, style icon, and noted gardener will be held privately in Turin, but here, we're taking a look back at her extraordinary life in photos.
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1953
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Marella Caracciolo, a descendent of Neapolitan nobility, marries Italian businessman Gianni Agnelli at the Church of Osthoffen in Strasbourg, France.
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1953
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Another photo of their wedding day.
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1953
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Here, Marella is photographed wearing a fur coat alongside her husband, Gianni Agnelli, who was the chairman of Fiat.
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1961
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Marella with her husband at a formal event.
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1962
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Marella Agnelli walking with Jackie Kennedy on a pier in Amalfi.
Another portrait of Marella Agnelli in the library of her Turin home.
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1986
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Marella and Gianni Agnelli are featured here with a number of their children and grandchildren.
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1986
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Another photo of Marella Agnelli with her grandchildren in Turin.
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1989
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Gianni and Marella Agnelli attend Malcolm Forbes's 70th Birthday Celebration, and are pictured here with fashion designer Oscar de la Renta and his wife Annette Reed.
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1989
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Marella attends the 1989 Masquerade Ball to Benefit AIDS with Annette Reed and Richard Avedon. One of Avedon's black and white portraits of Marella is now part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection.
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1991
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Marella Agnelli and Oscar de la Renta attend a benefit gala for an animal medical center.
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2003
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Marella sites with her family at her husband's funeral at the Turin Cathedral in 2003.