At first glance, the room looks starkly different in this photo taken in June 2013. However, when compared to the previous image, you can see the elegant bones of the rooms are still present.

Pablo's granddaughter, Marina Picasso, inherited the villa when she was just 22 and put it up for sale in 2015. While she reportedly received an offer of £110 million ($140m) for the home, Marina revealed that it held 'painful' childhood memories for her. She remembers being taken to the gates of the grand home by her penniless father, Paulo, to beg for handouts from his indifferent father.

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