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Mariano Fortuny y Madrazo (1871 – 1949)
Mariano Fortuny (1871-1949) was a Spanish artist & designer celebrated for innovative textiles, dresses inspired by history, and pioneering stage lighting. Explore his legacy!
Museo del Traje (Madrid, Spain)
Explore Spain’s fashion heritage at Museo del Traje! Discover stunning costumes spanning centuries within Madrid's modernist building – a unique blend of history & design.
The Knossos is a rectangular taffeta veil of salmon-pink silk with stencilled decoration using the katagami dying technique, the same as that used for the kimonos. This was Fortuny’s first creation within the world of clothing. The simple form is similar to a Greek himation or mantle, although it owes its name to the palace the artist visited in 1906 from which he got his inspiration for the various decorative motifs that populate its surface: palm-shapes, borders, rosettes… That same year, Fortuny patented this model, although it was presented at the gala of the Condesa de Verán and, later on, officially in Berlin where the dancer, Ruth St. Denis, came out to dance wrapped in a Knossos.
About this artwork
- Title: Knossos Veil
- Artist: Mariano Fortuny y Madrazo
- Year: 1930
- Format: Portrait
- Copyright status: Public domain
- Where to see it: Museo del Traje
- Creative period: Mature Period
- Corpus context: fortuny's signature style" , luxury textiles"
- Keywords: fortuny veil , ancient textiles , roman drape
- Color hue: Yellow-Green Range
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