Axel Munthe
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Axel Martin Fredrik Munthe was a Swedish-born physician and psychiatrist, best known as the author of The Story of San Michele, an autobiographical account of his life and work. He spoke several langu
Axel Munthe, by Feodora Gleichen
Anacapri, 2004
Axel Munthe with his pet monkey and pet dog, photographed by Queen Victoria of Sweden
Munthe, early 1930s
Luisa Casati
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Luisa, Marchesa Casati Stampa di Soncino, was an Italian heiress, socialite, and patroness of the arts in early 20th-century Europe.
Axel Munthe
…experiences were the basis for his book, Red Cross, Iron Cross. In 1919–1920, Munthe was an unwilling landlord to the outrageous socialite and muse Luisa Casati, who took possession of Villa San Michele. This period was described by Scottish author Compton Mackenzie in his diaries. Munthe developed an eye…
Portrait of Marchesa Luisa Casati by Adolf de Meyer, 1912
Portrait of Marchesa Luisa Casati, by Adolph de Meyer, 1912
Marchesa Luisa Casati with a Greyhound, 1908, by Giovanni Boldini
Portrait by Augustus John, 1919