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Mariano Fortuny y Madrazo was one of the most creative minds of his time. He mainly worked in Italy, and he was renowned for his Art Nouveau textiles that included fine-pleated silk gowns, lustrous silk and velvet scarves.
Mariano Fortuny y Madrazo was born in 1871 in Granada, Spain and his father, Mariano Fortuny y Marsal, was also a painter and an eclectic collector of Ancient oriental tissues and carpets, rare potteries and metal armories.
His father died when he was only (showing 500 of 4587 characters). |
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