Villa Lysis

Villa Lysis
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Former namesLa Gloriette
Alternative namesVilla Fersen
General information
Architectural styleArt Nouveau, Neoclassical
LocationCapri, Italy
Coordinates40°33′33″N 14°15′35″E / 40.55917°N 14.25972°E / 40.55917; 14.25972
Elevationabout 200 m (656 ft)
Completed1905
Renovated1990s
ClientJacques d'Adelswärd-Fersen
OwnerMunicipality of Capri
Technical details
Floor count3
Floor area450 m²
Design and construction
ArchitectMarcello Quiriconi (renovation)
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Villa Lysis (initially, La Gloriette; today, Villa Fersen) is a villa on Capri built by industrialist and poet Jacques d'Adelswärd-Fersen in 1905. "Dedicated to the youth of love" (dédiée à la jeunesse d'amour), it was Fersen's self-chosen exile from France after a sex scandal involving Parisian schoolboys and nude (or nearly nude) tableaux vivants.