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MARIANO FORTUNY (Granada 1871 - Venezia 1949)

Artist, photographer, designer… it is hard to single out which aspect of the personality and work of Mariano Fortuny was predominant. His entire artistic production was based on an extraordinary synthesis of worlds and eras, of styles and techniques that only in Venice, a melting pot of civilizations, could be transformed into the creation of exquisite products. Through philological experimentation inspired by the noble roots of Western art and the magic of the Orient, Mariano Fortuny became one of the most original interpreters of Venice’s “Silver Age”. His constant research into lighting led him to file a number of patents, including a device to control light intensity, used in the world’s most prestigious theatres. Curious and enterprising, he even penetrated the universe of female fashion. His collection of pleated silk tunics, including the famous “Delphos” evoked by Proust in his Recherche, represented a must in elegance for chic young women of the past.

FORTUNY - THE LIFE AND WORK OF MARIANO FORTUNY