Mariano Fortuny y Madrazo

Mariano Fortuny y Madrazo
Didier Descouens, Public domain

(1871–1949) Spanish artist, photographer and fashion designer (1871-1949)

Mariano Fortuny y Madrazo (Spain, 1871–1949) is listed in the catalogue as a painter, a sculptor, a draughtsman, a photographer, and a designer. By year of birth, Mariano Fortuny y Madrazo belongs to the chapter ‘The avant-garde’ in this site’s history of art.

Mariano Fortuny y Madrazo was born in Granada and died in Venice. Mariano Fortuny y Madrazo worked in Paris and Venice. Mariano Fortuny y Madrazo became a member of Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando.

The best-known works include ‘La Dame en gondole’ and ‘Delphos gown’. The catalogue has 4 works by Mariano Fortuny y Madrazo with free images. The dated works span the years 1895–1947. Museo Fortuny holds at least one work by Mariano Fortuny y Madrazo.

Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Claudio Castelucho, Ignacio Zuloaga, Elizabeth Wentworth Roberts, Clark Greenwood Voorhees, and Louis Soutter.