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What was daily life like at the Villa in the 1950s, how did the social world of Berenson mix with his scholarly interests and routines? Some memories below.



Fiorella Superbi Gioffredi

Busy with visitors and helping BB avoid them


Walter Kaiser

Taking tea at the Villa


William Mostyn-Owen

A very regular daily schedule for BB


Myron Laskin

Some difficulties at tea


John Walker
(as told by Gillian Walker)

Ritualised daily life and the sense of time at the Villa

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