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suaz Palazzo Venier dei Leoni
They planned five floors but they built just one, A modern art palace in the Venice sun!
suaz Peggy Guggenheim bought works from fleeing artists like Léger and Brancusi, smuggling them to New York as household
suaz Arrange modern masterpieces in a Venetian home to discover her lasting gift to Venice.
Titanic Inheritance: Peggy Guggenheim's father, Benjamin Guggenheim, famously dressed in his finest evening wear to sink with the Titanic, leaving her a modest fortune.
An impressive public building or private residence, especially in Italy. In 1949, Peggy Guggenheim purchased the Palazzo Venier dei Leoni in Venice to house her modern art.
How did Peggy Guggenheim transport her priceless art collection out of Europe during World War II?
Which surrealist painter did Peggy Guggenheim marry and help escape from war-torn Europe?
What year did Peggy Guggenheim officially hand over her collection's ownership to the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation?
Which famous French museum refused to safeguard Peggy Guggenheim's art collection during World War II?