Book
FESTA VENEZIANA A CA’ TOGA
The Imaginative World of a Venetian Artist in Napa Valley
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10 x 12 inches Signed copy 160 pages, full color TB 1,800.00 |
In the serene Northern California town of Calistoga, a splendid villa is fronted by a stately wrought-iron gates and a small sign reading “Carlo Marchiori, Maestro d’Arte.” Ca’ Toga, 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’ 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 century-style 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, Ca’ Toga is Marchiori’s artistic utopia–a work in progress that is a brilliant spectacle to behold.
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