There are small headlines that define much of Peggy Guggenheim's personality: protofeminist nymphomaniac, abused woman, fatherless, insecure about her Jewish origin and her eggplant nose ...

Expat American art collector Peggy Guggenheim dedicated her life to gathering this impressive body of 20th-century contemporary art. The collection, which is housed in the Palazzo Venier dei Leoni ...