Cy Twombly (see Cy Twombly Sculpture Accidentally Smashed at Menil Collection) is one of a handful of American artists that truly loom large over the landscape of 20th century art. But a number of his most famous works were conceived in the picturesque Italian village of Gaeta, thanks to his longtime assistant, archivist, and companion Nicola Del Roscio, who brought the artist with him to the hamlet in 1979.

Until his death in 2011, Twombly split his time between Italy and and his native Virginia. A recent profile in the spring design issue of T Magazine reveals the breathtaking interior of Del Roscio's home on the island, complete with a garden and six acres overlooking the Tyrrhenian Sea.

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