The Animated Visit traces the second part of the history of Villa Pisani, the ancient residence in Stra on the Riviera del Brenta, owned by the Pisani family until 1807, when the villa was purchased by Napoleon, who became king of Italy in 1805, who gave it to his viceroy, Eugene de Beauharnais. The latter remodeled the apartments in the Empire style for himself and his wife, Viceregine Augusta Amalia, daughter of the Elector Prince of Bavaria. Although the marriage was arranged for political reasons, the t...