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This biography provides an intimate look into the lives of Luisa Casati, Doris Castlerosse, and Peggy Guggenheim, the eccentric residents of the Palazzo Venier in Venice during the early to mid-20th century. Left incomplete owing to financial difficulties, the 18th-century building had become dilapidated by the time the Marchesa Casati transformed it into a Gothic background for her theatrical parties. Believing her life to be an art form, she wore outlandish costumes ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More