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Festa Veneziana a Ca'Toga: The Imaginative World of a Venetian Artist in Napa Valley
Festa Veneziana a Ca'Toga The Imaginative World of a Venetian Artist in Napa Valley Author:Carlo Marchiori In the serene Northern California town of Calistoga, a splendid villa is fronted by stately wrought-iron gates and a small sign reading Carlo Marchiori, Maestro dArte. Catoga, as the Palladian-style villa is named, is the home and workshop of Carlo Marchiori, a world-renowned Venice-born artist. In FESTA VENEZIANA A CA... more »46;TOGA, Marchiori serves as tour guide, leading us room by room through this live portfolio, providing deeply personal and mysterious explanations for the wonders that abound in his gallery-like residence. Sixteenth centurystyle frescoes hang in the main salon, hand-painted stone floors accent the library, and antler and bone sculptures embellish the Native American room. Roman ruins, Thai temples, a seashell-encrusted grotto, and an open-air theater sit in archaic splendor on this dreamscape-turned-landscape. A spontaneous and creative expression of his life and work, Catoga is Marchioris artistic utopiaa work in progress that is a brilliant spectacle to behold.« less
Having twice visited this home I am keeping this book to refer to whenever I need my spirit lifted. Wonderful photos of the home and the Festa Veneziana.