The museum takes its name from its last famous tenant: Mariano Fortuny y Madrazo.
The eclectic Spanish artist established his studio in 1898 in one of the largest apartments that divided the Pesaro degli Orfei palace. Over time, Fortuny also acquired the other parts of the building which would later become his actual home and to which he will provide his direct restoration and refurbishment of the interiors.
On his departure (1949) the property passed to his widow, Henriette Nigrin, who chose to donate it to the municipality of Venice, on condition that it was use
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