There is a pervasive sense of
humor everywhere; whimsical
figurines occasionally appear
on shelves. Framed images appear in tandem with frames void
of content. In the bathroom a
grand Venetian chandelier is
placed opposite a Herb Ritts
style photograph of two men,
and a Tyrolean hand-carved
whimsical animal of the forest
hook awaits your coat.
At the apartment���s entrance a
long wall of shelves from floor
to ceiling contain art, antique,
design and architectural books
of every subject. Monicelli���s collecting is informed by both experience and scholarship. His
own book, Ville Venet: The Villa
Civilization in the Mainland Dominion, published by Arsenale
Editrice, is considered by many
to be among the finest published
on Venetian villa architecture.
