Gothic Art Collection Back at Popular Rhode Island Mansion

NEWPORT, RI.- Marble House oozes decadence at every corner, from the 22-karat gold leaf decorations to the Corinthian columns at the front entrance to the lavish ceiling paintings of Greek gods. But for more than 80 years, the Gilded Age mansion has been without one of its most treasured features: a vast collection of more than 300 objects of Medieval and Renaissance art. The wealthy Vanderbilt family bought the works in Paris and displayed them for years on the red-silk [...]