• Venus on Earth

    "Massima Testimonianza di Venere in Terra" written by Franco Di Tizio
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    “Massima Testimonianza di Venere in Terra” written by Franco Di Tizio

  • Lina Cavalieri

    ITALY - NOVEMBER 21: Lina Cavalieri (1874-1944), Italian soprano, as Fedora, in the homonymous opera by Umberto Giordano (1867-1948), staged at La Scala Theatre, Milan. (Photo by DeAgostini/Getty Images)
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    Lina Cavalieri (1874-1944), Italian soprano, as Fedora, in the homonymous opera by Umberto Giordano (1867-1948), staged at La Scala Theatre, Milan. (Photo by DeAgostini/Getty Images)

  • Lina Cavalieri and her then husband Lucien Muratore

    Muratore & Cavalieri, circa  1910 - 1915. Shows French actor and opera singer Lucien Muratore (1876-1954) and his wife Italian opera singer Lina Cavalieri (1874-1944). Creator: Bain News Service. (Photo by Heritage Art/Heritage Images via Getty Images)
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    Muratore & Cavalieri, circa 1910 – 1915. Shows French actor and opera singer Lucien Muratore (1876-1954) and his wife Italian opera singer Lina Cavalieri (1874-1944).

  • Lina Cavalieri, A Portrait

    ITALY - MARCH 19:  The Portrait of Lina Cavalieri with a new hat, by Giovanni Boldini (1842-1931). (Photo by DeAgostini/Getty Images)
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    The Portrait of Lina Cavalieri with a new hat, by Giovanni Boldini (1842-1931)

  • Institut de beauté

    L'institut de Beauté Lina Cavalieri sur l'avenue Victor-Emmanuel (maintenant avenue Franklin Roosevelt) à Paris, France en 1932. (Photo by KEYSTONE-FRANCE/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)
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    Lina Cavalieri’s Parisian beauty center L’institut de Beauté Lina Cavalieri on avenue Victor-Emmanuel in 1932

  • Franco Di Tizio

    Franco Di Tizio, Lina Cavalieri biographer
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    Franco Di Tizio has written two in-depth biographies of Lina Cavalieri’s life: “Lina Cavalieri: La Donna Piu’ Bella del Mondo” (Italian for “the most beautiful woman in the world”) in 2004 and “Lina Cavalieri: Massima Testimonianza di Venere in Terra” (“The ultimate proof of Venus on earth”) written in 2019 and published by Ianieri.

  • Fornasetti Candle

    Fornasetti Candle Star-Lina Otto
    Image Credit: Courtesy of Fornasetti

    Over the years, Lina Cavalieri’s image has evolved with modern times, through the artistry of father-and-son duo Piero and Barnaba Fornasetti. 

  • Tema e Variazioni

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    Lina Cavalieri’s lips emblazoned on Fornasetti’s decor in its Tema e Variazioni collection.

  • Lina Cavalieri, “The Most Beautiful Woman in The World”

    UNSPECIFIED - APRIL 21:  opera singer Lina Cavalieri (1874-1944), postacrd, photographed by Reutlinger, c. 1900-1905  (Photo by Apic/Getty Images)
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    Opera singer Lina Cavalieri (1874-1944), postacrd, photographed by Reutlinger, c. 1900-1905

  • The Italian Soprano

    (Original Caption) Lina Cavalieri. (Photo by © Hulton-Deutsch Collection/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images)
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    Lina Cavalieri

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