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“The Muse”, Leighton House becomes a theatre

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Francesca Marchese
Mar 24, 2015
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What was a typical British person’s idea of Italy during the Victorian age? Where does their love of artists and patrons in Rome, Florence, Venice come from?

There is an Italian interpretation of the play “The Muse. Beauty. Nudity. Ambition” which is currently on stage until March 28th in the Leighton House museum in Holland Park.

Giovanni Costa is one of…

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