The world's largest, heaviest, and most expensive art book arrives in Venice as a donation to the Biblioteca Marciana

The Alberto Peruzzo Foundation has donated a copy of "Modern Art – Revolution and Painting" to the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana in Venice. Described as the world’s largest, heaviest, and most expensive art book, the volume weighs 35 kilograms and measures 70 x 100 centimeters. It features 544 hand-bound pages with 25-color lithographs reproducing over 250 masterpieces from the 19th and 20th centuries, including works by Picasso, Chagall, and Fontana.

This donation represents a significant bridge between private collecting and public institutional access. By placing this rare, limited-edition object—originally conceived in 2002 as a "portable museum"—into one of Italy’s most historic libraries, the foundation aims to democratize access to high-quality art reproductions. The gesture also reinforces the cultural influence of the Alberto Peruzzo Foundation within the Veneto region's artistic landscape.