MARCHESA LUISA CASATI: the lady Gaga of La Belle Epoque and patroness of art and fashion
Mon, Nov 14
|Online Lecture
Luisa Casati, la divina Marchesa said: “I want to be a living work of art” …and she was! She was the perfect product of La Belle Epoque. She was also a patroness of the visual arts and was – in many ways – ahead of her time! Join Maria to discover the live of this legendary woman. more info below
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Nov 14, 2022, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM GMT
Online Lecture
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About the Event
A tall and slim femme fatale Luisa Casati supported Futurists painters and many other artists: Giovanni Boldini, Romaine Brooks, Kees van Dongen, Fortunato Depero, Augustus John as well as fashion designers like Paul Poiret, Leon Bakst and Mariano Fortuny. She was Man Ray’s favourite model. She had the most fabulous palace in Venice, which was later Peggy Guggenheim residence. Dancers, politicians, artists, writers were invited to enjoy her soirees served by nude men gilded in glittering gold. She had a passionate romance with Gabriele D’Annunzio the famous Italian novelist, also egocentric and therefore a perfect match for her. Cartier designed jewels for her. Lalique created a parfum for her. After the Black Thursday (October 1929) she went into bankruptcy and lived in Chelsea, London, where she died. She took with her: a black dress, a leopard skin coat, a new pair of false eyelashes and her stuffed pet Pekingese.
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