The extraordinary life of the most outrageous Venetian of the 20th century

Luisa Casati was an Italian heiress, muse and patroness of the arts in early 20th century Europe – Corbis Historical As another peachy Bellini-colored sunset begins to dissolve the stones and bricks of Venice into light and water, I, as regal as I can on a black-painted gondola, miss a crucial element: a living cheetah … Read more