He purchased pieces by Orientalist painters as well as painters of everyday life. The works, depicting scenes from Morocco and Algeria, were acquired in London, New York, and Paris. In addition to 176 paintings and other works on paper, the collection included Islamic art, furniture, jewelry, and weapons.[3] The 1953 portrait of Gianni Agnelli with a rose from Marella Agnelli's garden, painted by Richard Avedon, is in the bedroom of the villa.[4] Among the sporting paintings is Horseman with a Sloughi by Henri Émilien Rousseau.