When I can to Rome the first time with my family we were six in one room: father, mother and four children. Gina Lollobrigida, who today celebrates her 90th birthday, has for many years lived in her grand villa on the Appia Antica, the long Roman road which now links villas and parks on the outskirts of Rome.Lollobrigida wasn’t intending to be an actress; she studied … [Read more...]
Portrait of soprano Lina Cavalieri – the most beautiful woman in the world – is for sale
Lina Cavalieri - the soprano who sang with Caruso at the Met and inspired artists with her stunning looks - was known as 'the most beautiful woman in the world'; Gina Lollobrigida even played her in a biopic of the same name.Piero Fornasetti's obsession with the face of Cavalieri, his muse and 'theme', led to more than 350 variations on plates, glasses, paperweights … [Read more...]
The face of a soprano: Fornasetti’s obsession with Lina Cavalieri
"Variation is not only a noble endeavour or a musical exercise, but also an intellectual tradition and virtuosity of the imagination," said Giò Ponti, Italian architect and designer, and close friend of Piero Fornasetti, the man whose obsession with the face of soprano Lina Cavalieri, his theme, led to more than 350 variations on plates, glasses, paperweights and … [Read more...]