If you enjoy beautiful things and have the means to possess them, what is shameful about that? You have a great opportunity to pass your appreciation on to another generation. His heroism was another dimension of this Renaissance man.
George Washington outfitted his home with many beautiful artifacts. That did not make him less a military hero.
I absolutely agree, there’s nothing wrong with the enjoyment of possessions. If I sounded like I was being judgmental, I assure you it was unintentional.
It is the perceived need to aggrandize oneself through possessions that I disagree with. If he collected for the love of things, more power to him. If he amassed things to establish a station of life-well, I can’t say I dislike it, only that I sadly disagree. I think we should let the content of our lives stand for what they are, not for what we acquire. And his life had riches no amount of money could buy.