Thursday, February 6, 2020

Fortuny: marble to cloth

(short velvet cape, printed in silver and gold - Mariano Fortuny)

Woven into the fabric
of islands
beads for stars
dark water dark sky

deep in
Fortuny blue
night lagoon

In Venice, the Gesuiti Church of Santa Maria Assunta has a wall of detailed marble work designed to resemble draped fabric. The Fortuny designers have created a new line of fabric patterns based on the Church's marbles, called "Sectile 1729". (the Church was completed in 1729). The three patterns are called Altare, Marmorino, and Navata. Here are links to the designs:
Altare
Marmorino
Navata

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