From March 8th, 2022
The
museum at Palazzo Fortuny has recently reopened: we can visit again the
Venetian house of Mariano Fortuny, an eclectic and
genial Spanish artist,
who decided to leave Spain and to settle down permanently in Venice with his wife Henriette.
He chose the
ancient Palazzo Pesaro degli Orfei as his own new home and transformed the building in a workshop of artistic experimentation.
His most famous creations are the “
Delphos” dresses, made of pleated silk,
inspired by the clothes worn by the ancient Greeks: apparently so simple, they are instead characterized by a great deal of unique details.
His inventions in the field of
theatre lighting are incredibly ingenious. He also created
innovative silk printing techniques.Fortuny’s inspirations would come
from the Oriental culture, from
Ancient Greece, from
the Renaissance, as well as from the
Spanish artists he knew so well… and last but not least, from the experience of the Venetian painters
Tintoretto and Veronese, whom he considered his real teachers.
Such a
magical place is definitely a must-see!We will be waiting for you, to take you to this enchanting palazzo.
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