Gianni Versace’s world famous Versace Mansion.

Here’s an incredible look inside Gianni Versace’s world famous Versace Mansion. Now called Casa Casuarina, this amazing property is an opulent gem in Miami, Florida.
 





Recently on the market, and represented by Coldwell Banker Real Estate, the late designer Versace incorporated his artistic vision into the luxury mansion’s many expansions.

The 10-bedroom, 11-bathroom, gated property is highlighted by a 54-foot long, thousand mosaic pool, lined in 24-karat gold, frescos, ornate statues and an open air courtyard. Yesterday, the price was reduced from $125 million to $100 million. Facing the Atlantic Ocean, this majestic masterpiece is located at 1116 Ocean Dr, Miami Beach, FL 33139.

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Art: Sappho and Phaon

  

  Sappho and Phaon Jacques–Louis David, 1748-1825
1809
Oil on canvas; 225.3 x 262 cmFor this painting, commissioned by Count Nikolai Yusupov, the artist took the legend of the Greek poetess Sappho and her love for the beautiful Phaon. Sappho has on her knees a scroll with one of her verses in praise of Phaon.
This is the Hermitage's only work by David and it dates from that period of Neoclassicism when artists preferred romantic themes to the heroic. Avoiding sentiment and narrative in his works, the artist concentrates on composition and drawing, ideal beauty and clarity of form.

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