Homage to Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn Monroe, photographed by Allan Grant in July 1952 wearing Ferragamo shoes
Like other divas of the silver screen Audrey Hepburn, Greta Garbo Monroe loved to wear Salvatore Ferragamo shoes.
The exhibition is the result of long research and preparatory work, presenting items from the actresss wardrobe worn on the set or in her private life, as well as important documents that reveal the actresss managerial side, her skill and determination in building and grooming her success.
A collection of photographs of Marilyn taken in her day-to-day life are juxtaposed with the power of the archetype and the endurance of the myth and the greatness.
Curators Stefania Ricci and Sergio Risaliti have sought to interpret the genesis of certain famous photographs portraying Marilyn in classic poses.
They have compared these portraits with famous works of art from the past, representing the memory of similar poses and expressions, from the balanced pathos of the Head of Alexander Dying to Botticellis Venus.
