Il palazzo incompiuto. Vita, arte e amori di tre celebri donne a Venezia
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La storia di un palazzo incompiuto affacciato sul Canal Grande e delle tre straordinarie figure femminili che lo abitarono nel corso del Novecento: la marchesa Casati, Doris Castlerosse e Peggy Guggenheim. Donne libere e scandalose, sullo sfondo di una città senza tempo. Palazzo Venier "dei Leoni", bellissima architettura "incompleta" del Seicento veneziano, oggi sede del Museo Guggenheim, ha avuto la ventura di appartenere in successione, nel corso del Novecento, a tre grandi e controverse figure femminili, muse splendide e decadenti di oltre un secolo di arte, letteratura, vita mondana e passioni: la marchesa Luisa Casati Stampa, Doris Castlerosse e Peggy Guggenheim. Tre donne che non si conformarono alle aspettative della società, figure ribelli che sfruttarono i privilegi economici per rimodellare le proprie vite, sullo sfondo di una Venezia che attraversa i secoli restando una visione da sogno, una città dal fascino eterno, liquido e sensuale.
- ISBN: 8859278791
- Casa Editrice: EDT
- Pagine: 508
- Data di uscita: 20-05-2021
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Abandoned once unfinished on Venice’s Grand Canal; “il palazzo non finite” was once an unloved guest among its opulent neighbours. Yet in the 20th century it played host to three unconventional women who would take the city by storm. The staggeringly wealthy Marchesa Luisa Casati made her new home a Leggi tutto
The Palazzo Venier dei Leoni in Venice – commissioned in 1750 but left unfinished – owes its revival and fame to the three extraordinary women who bought the palazzo and lived there at different times in the 20th Century: Luisa Casati, Doris Castlerosse and Peggy Guggenheim. This true story is so str Leggi tutto
For anyone who has ever fallen in love with Venice and also been to the Guggenheim museum this is the only thing to read. One of the best books ever, not just on Venice, just magnificent. Hurry and read this one and fall in love all over again.
Abandoned once unfinished on Venice’s Grand Canal; “il palazzo non finite” was once an unloved guest among its opulent neighbours. Yet in the 20th century it played host to three unconventional women who would take the city by storm. The staggeringly wealthy Marchesa Luisa Casati made her new home a Leggi tutto
Ladies who launch. Judith Mackrell tells the stories of three 20th century women who refused to be circumscribed by the comfortable circumstances of their birth, launching themselves into wider society as creatures of their own design. Luisa Casati and Peggy Guggenheim were born into tremendous wealt Leggi tutto
I finally finished The Unfinished Palazzo. (Sorry.) I'm conflicted about this book. On one hand, it was incredibly interesting, on the other, I still was a bit bored while reading. It wasn't as fascinating to me as her previous book. On another hand, reading about these ladies being whoever they godd Leggi tutto
This book is a triple-layered macaroon, and I’m so glad I finished it on International Women’s Day! A glimpse into three eras of insanely rich women’s passions - and all the attendant wardrobe, interior design, and celebrity you could want. READ THIS BOOK!
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