La Casati. La musa egoista

Tall, slim, with orange-red, green or even tiger-striped hair, nocturnal bird eyes, and daring outfits, Luisa Amman, who became Marchesa Casati Stampa di Soncino in 1900, but was known in the news only as "La Casati", was one of the most astonishing figures of a period full of unpredictability such as the Belle Époque.

A very rich heiress, eccentric, scandalous, daring, a forerunner of many of the art and fashion trends of the second half of the twentieth century, she created her legend with phantasmagorical parties and memorable appearances. Covered in peacock feathers, with cheetahs or greyhounds on a leash or naked in the streets of Venice, she squandered an immense fortune without regrets with the only true goal of making herself a living work of art.

A muse to numerous artists, she was undoubtedly one of the most portrayed women of all time. This rich and dense book tells her story, in a passionate portrait that gives us back all the infinite varieties of an extraordinarily kaleidoscopic woman.