Mariano Fortuny is best known for his famous hand-pleated silk Delphos dress but the artist worked in other media as well.
Fortuny was also a painter, etcher, sculptor, photographer, lighting engineer, set designer, theater director, inventor and architect.
Beyond his timeless Delphos dress, Fortuny designed more than 800 costumes and modern interior furnishings. His love for fine fabrics with a theatrical sense of lighting is well known Scuro Saraceno and Scheherazade as examples.
When visiting Venice:
Museo Fortuny
Palazzo Pesaro degli Orfei
Campo San Beneto, 3780
30124 San Marco, Venezia
p.+(041)-52-00-99-5
f.+(041)-52-23-08-8
Venetia Studium
Calle XXII Marzo, 2403/04
30124 San Marco, Venezia
p.+(041)-522-9281
f.+(041)-522-7353
Silk Fortuny lamps.
Antichità V. Trois Tessuti Artisitici Fortuny
2666 Campo San Maurizio
30124 San Marco, Venezia
p.+(041)-522-2905 or 522-6176
Since 1950 V. Trois has been the exclusive agent of original and authentic Fortuny fabrics. The shop is located in Campo S. Maurizio and is the only showroom in Venice.
I truly enjoyed reading your journal entry this morning. I was remembering our trip to Venice and why we did not purchase the two Fortuny lamps that afternoon. Too bad. Keep up the good work!
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L