(5 October 2015) Who says Mariano Fortuny, he says a painter, a fashion designer, a stylist. In one word, an artist. Italian but Spanish born, today Mariano Fortuny is celebrated with an exhibition in Stockholm, at the Museum Hallwylska. The exhibition – open for visits until Sunday, January 10 – was organized by the Museum in collaboration with the Fortuny Museum in Venice, the Museo del Traje in Madrid, the Italian Embassy, the Italian Cultural Institute in Stockholm and the Royal Embassy of Spain. With its creative force, Mariano Fortuny experienced various artistic fields. Fascinated by the discoveries of his time, he was able to grasp the possibility that they submitted. Called the magician of Venice, Fortuny dedicated himself to the incision as the set design, the lighting technology as stagecraft. He also conceived many fashion creations, among which there is the plissé. The artist died at age 78 in his Venetian palace, which was later donated to the city and which now houses the Museum Fortuny. The artist is buried at Verano Cemetery in Rome. (Red)
