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Peacock & Vine : On William Morris and Mariano Fortuny by A. S. Byatt is a art available to read on EtoBox.
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From the winner of the Booker Prize: A ravishing book that opens a window into the lives, designs, and passions of Mariano Fortuny and William Morris, two remarkable artists who themselves are passions of the writer A. S. Byatt. Born a generation apart in the mid-1800s, Fortuny and Morris were seeming opposites: Fortuny a Spanish aristocrat thrilled by the sun-baked cultures of Crete and Knossos; Morris a member of the British bourgeoisie, enthralled by Nordic myths. Through their revolutionary inventions and textiles, both men inspired a new variety of art that is as striking today as when it was first conceived. In this elegant meditation, Byatt traces their genius right to the source. Fortuny’s Palazzo Pesaro Orfei in Venice is a warren of dark spaces imbued with the rich hues of Asia. In his attic workshop, Fortuny created intricate designs from glowing silks and velvets; in the palazzo he found “happiness in a glittering cavern” alongside the French model who became his wife and collaborator, including on the famous “Delphos” dress—a flowing, pleated gown that evoked the era of classical Greece. Morris’s Red House outside London, with its Gothic turrets and secret gardens, hel
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- Author
- A. S. Byatt
- Publisher
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Published
- 2016
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781101947470
- Category
- art
- Subjects
- Memoir, Historical Fiction, History
- Rating
- 3.56 / 5 (225 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13