Lina cavalieri fornasetti

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Piero Fornasetti (1913-1988) was a painter, interior decorator, sculptor, and engraver from Italy. Out of the 11,000 items he created, over 500 of them consist of the face of one single woman; drawn up from a wood carving of the very famous Italian operatic soprano Lina Cavalieri.

You definitely know her face, but do you know her story, her name, or that she even did actually exist? Her repeated face is the muse behind one of the most recognisable prints in interior design; Piero Fornasetti's eccentric plate series ‘Tema e Variazioni’, which over the years became a decorator

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This porcelain wall plate is decorated with the face of Lina Cavalieri, an Italian opera singer who became the muse of designer Piero Fornasetti. In his series, "Theme and Variations," Fornasetti continually reinvents the same portrait of Cavalieri — sometimes provocative, sometimes silly, but always recognizable. 100% porcelain Clean with a cotton cloth For decorative use only Made in Italy SPECIFICATIONS Diameter, about 10.24" Style Code: 0400015081203

During her lifetime, Lina Cavalieri (1874-1944) was often referred to as the most beautiful woman alive. She grew up in an Italian orphanage, and ran away to join a touring theatre company when she...