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Piero Fornasetti

Piero Fornasetti was an Italian painter, sculptor, designer and engraver (1913–1988). He was born at Milan.

Also recorded as Fornasetti.

Piero Fornasetti in brief

Born
1913
Died
1988
Known for
painter, sculptor, designer and engraver
Place of birth
Milan
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Recognition and collections

Work by Piero Fornasetti is held by Art Institute of Chicago, National Gallery of Victoria, Nationalmuseum and Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden.

Catalogued works

8 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, Open Library, The Metropolitan Museum of Art and The Art Institute of Chicago. Their recorded dates run from 1939 to 1957.

Varenna by Castello di Vezio, dated 1939, held by Art collections of Fondazione Cariplo. Piero Fornasetti. Fornasetti. Important design. Sliding box, dated 1954, metal and wood, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 1979.551.1ab. "Architettura", dated designed 1951; manufactured 1975, screen-printed wood fiberboard, mahogany, brass, wire, electric light, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 1997.460.2ab. "Architettura" Cabinet, dated 1955/65, screen-printed wood and metal, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 2002.633. Playing Card, dated c. 1957, silk, plain weave; screen printed, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1978.11.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 3 named public collections.

Art collections of Fondazione Cariplo: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Metropolitan Museum of Art: 3 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Art Institute of Chicago: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

2 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Correction: Interview: Piero Fornasetti/Intervista: Piero Fornasetti, The Journal of Decorative and Propaganda Arts, 1987. Fornasetti, Piero, Interior Design Masters, 2018.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 10 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 6 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 6 means 6 genuinely separate publishers of record. 13 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

Piero Fornasetti studied at Brera Academy. the recorded working language is Italian.

Places of work recorded in the authority are Milan and Geneva.

Work by Piero Fornasetti is recorded in the collections of Art Institute of Chicago, National Gallery of Victoria, Nationalmuseum, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden and National Museum Paleis het Loo.

Chronology

  1. 1913Piero Fornasetti born at Milan.
  2. 1939Varenna by Castello di Vezio (Art collections of Fondazione Cariplo).
  3. 1951"Architettura" (The Metropolitan Museum of Art).
  4. 1954Sliding box (The Metropolitan Museum of Art).
  5. 1988Piero Fornasetti died at Milan.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Correction: Interview: Piero Fornasetti/Intervista: Piero Fornasetti, The Journal of Decorative and Propaganda Arts, 1987

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Fornasetti, Piero, Interior Design Masters, 2018

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Open Library author record for Piero Fornasetti (Internet Archive), 2 catalogued works.

    Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive

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  4. 4.

    Gemeinsame Normdatei 1071962450, Exposition Piero Fornasetti. La folie pratique (2015 : Paris).

    authority file · Unverified · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek

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  5. 5.

    The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with Piero Fornasetti.

    museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago

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  6. 6.

    The Metropolitan Museum of Art, collection records associated with Piero Fornasetti (3 objects).

    museum collection · Unverified · The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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  7. 7.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q452062: Piero Fornasetti

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

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  8. 8.

    “Piero Fornasetti”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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