No. 11

Autumn Equinox 2024

2024 / 128 PAGES. Language: English, Italian

FMR 11 pays tribute to the world of women, with articles about female artists and creatives (Élisabeth Chaplin, Julia Morgan, Sofonisba Anguissola, Remedios Varo) as well as patrons of the arts (Elisabetth Farnese) or creations meant to complement women’s physical presence (garments by Dolce & Gabbana and jewelry by René Lalique). Opening the issue is a piece by Strega laureate Tiziano Scarpa honoring the Bertozzi & Casoni exhibit at the Masone Labyrinth; in the section on auctions, Simone Facchinetti discusses recent high prices paid for paintings by Lavinia Fontana.

HORS D’ŒUVRE

“Ephemera” – The Love You Never Had

text by Tiziano Scarpa

“Auctions” – What She’s Worth

by Simone Facchinetti

DAZZLING AS THE SICILIAN SUN

by Pietro Mercogliano, Franco Cologni

photography by Massimo Listri

The D&G show at Milan’s Palazzo Reale pays homage to femininity and Sicily, in an apotheosis of Italian style.

THE CHAPLINS OF TUSCANY

by Cristina Nuzzi

The intriguing and little known youthful works of the artist Élisabeth Chaplin, painted in the Florentine countryside.

XANADU ON THE SUNSET SEA

by Antony Shugaar

photography by Massimo Listri

Hearst Castle’s Roman Pool, a sumptuous creation by Julia Morgan, serves as a metaphor for the spirit of California.

BRANDING, RENAISSANCE STYLE

by Sylvia Ferino-Padgen

A learned and witty article describes the many self-portraits painted by Sofonisba Anguissola, often with self-promotional intent.

SERPENTS AND DRAGONFLIES

by Luísa Sampaio

reading by Gustave Geffroy

photography by Catarina Gomes Ferreira

The collection of jewelry by René Lalique assembled by his friend and patron Calouste Gulbenkian.

IN DREAMS

by Rafael Barajas Durán

Narrowly art historical – but also philosophical and political – aspects of the life story of Surrealist painter Remedios Varo.

REALPOLITIK AT THE ALTAR

by Giorgio Antei

The story of the women in the orbit of King Philip of Spain, and especially his second wife, Elisabeth Farnese.