The unfinished palazzo : life, love and art in Venice : the stories of Luisa Casati, Doris Castlerosse and Peggy Guggenheim
Mackrell, Judith2017
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Commissioned in 1750, the Palazzo Venier was planned as a testimony to the power and wealth of a great Venetian family, but the fortunes of the Venier family waned and the project was abandoned with only one storey complete. Empty, unfinished, and in a gradual state of decay, the building was considered an eyesore. Yet in the early 20th century the Unfinished Palazzo's quality of fairytale abandonment, and its potential for transformation, were to attract and inspire three fascinating women at key moments in their lives: Luisa Casati, Doris Castlerosse and Peggy Guggenheim. Each chose the Palazzo Venier as the stage on which to build her own world of art and imagination, surrounded by an amazing supporting cast, from d'Annunzio and Nijinsky, via Noel Coward and Cecil Beaton, to Yoko Ono.
Main title:
Author:
Mackrell, Judith, author
Imprint:
New York : Thames & Hudson, 2017.©2017
Collation:
408 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 395-397) and index.
Contents:
Luisa Casati: the living work of art -- Doris Castlerosse: the salonnière -- Peggy Guggenheim: the collector.
ISBN:
97805005186630500518661
Dewey class:
700.411
Language:
English
Subject:
Delevingne, Doris -- Homes and haunts -- Italy -- VeniceCasati Stampa, Luisa, 1881-1957 -- Homes and haunts -- Italy -- VeniceDelevingne, Doris, 1900-1942 -- Homes and haunts -- Italy -- VeniceGuggenheim, Peggy, 1898-1979 -- Homes and haunts -- Italy -- VenicePalazzo Venier dei Leoni (Venice, Italy)Upper class women -- Italy -- Venice -- BiographyPalaces -- Italy -- Venice -- HistoryVenice (Italy) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century
BRN:
381088