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In Venice we see the jewels of Attilio Codognato, who made pieces for everyone from Elizabeth Taylor to the Duchess of Windsor. But Codognato also collected modern art in the 1960s. He helped to organise the Venice Biennale and befriended American artists who flocked to Italy at that time, among them Andy Warhol, Cy Twombly, Robert Rauschenberg, Jasper Johns. They partied together at his palazzo and he bought their work. Andy Warhol painted Attilio’s portrait using his silk-screen technique: it still hangs in the dining room. Codognato acquired an early painting by Twombly that has never been seen. Subscribe and click the bell icon to get more arts content every week: Perspective is YouTube's home for the arts. Come here to get your fill of great music, theatre, art and much, much more! 📺 It's like Netflix for history... Sign up to History Hit, the world's best history documentary service and get 50% off using the code 'PERSPECTIVE' Any queries, please contact us at: perspective@ #Painting #Art #History
