Lina Cavalieri

Fornasetti's work drew inspiration from Greek and Roman architecture, surrealism, and metaphysical art, notably featuring the face of opera singer Lina Cavalieri in his Tema e Variaz...

He is best known for Tema e Variazioni, the endless variations on the face of the soprano Lina Cavalieri, but the fruit and vegetable series — Giostra di Frutta, Sezioni di Frutta, F...

Pattern #101 features the radiant sun motif, its center glowing with the face of 19th-century opera singer Lina Cavalieri, who served as Fornasetti’s lifelong muse and creative ancho...

He crafted an inimitable decorative style from a personal vocabulary of images that included birds, butterflies, hot-air balloons, architecture and — most frequently, and in some 500...

He crafted an inimitable decorative style from a personal vocabulary of images that included birds, butterflies, hot-air balloons, architecture and — most frequently, and in some 500...

He crafted an inimitable decorative style from a personal vocabulary of images that included birds, butterflies, hot-air balloons, architecture and — most frequently, and in some 500...

He crafted an inimitable decorative style from a personal vocabulary of images that included birds, butterflies, hot-air balloons, architecture and — most frequently, and in some 500...

He crafted an inimitable decorative style from a personal vocabulary of images that included birds, butterflies, hot-air balloons, architecture and — most frequently, and in some 500...

He crafted an inimitable decorative style from a personal vocabulary of images that included birds, butterflies, hot-air balloons, architecture and — most frequently, and in some 500...

He crafted an inimitable decorative style from a personal vocabulary of images that included birds, butterflies, hot-air balloons, architecture and — most frequently, and in some 500...

He crafted an inimitable decorative style from a personal vocabulary of images that included birds, butterflies, hot-air balloons, architecture and — most frequently, and in some 500...

He crafted an inimitable decorative style from a personal vocabulary of images that included birds, butterflies, hot-air balloons, architecture and — most frequently, and in some 500...

He crafted an inimitable decorative style from a personal vocabulary of images that included birds, butterflies, hot-air balloons, architecture and — most frequently, and in some 500...

He crafted an inimitable decorative style from a personal vocabulary of images that included birds, butterflies, hot-air balloons, architecture and — most frequently, and in some 500...

Playing cards were among the subjects Piero Fornasetti (1913–1988) returned to throughout his career, alongside the sun, the harlequin, hands, and the face of Lina Cavalieri, and the...

He crafted an inimitable decorative style from a personal vocabulary of images that included birds, butterflies, hot-air balloons, architecture and (most frequently, and in some 500 ...

A central motif in his work was the "variations," notably exemplified in the iconic "Tema e Variazioni" series featuring over 400 renditions of opera singer Lina Cavalieri's face. Hi...

Through recurring motifs such as the enigmatic face of Lina Cavalieri, classical architecture, maps, or musical instruments, Fornasetti transformed everyday objects into works of art...

Through recurring motifs such as the enigmatic face of Lina Cavalieri, classical architectures, maps, or musical instruments, Fornasetti transformed everyday objects into works of ar...

While the latter explored the endless variations on the face of the opera singer Lina Cavalieri, this series focuses on the reproduction of historical documents, receipts, and other ...