Portraits of Hypatia of Alexandria and Elsa Schiaparelli for the ongoing project Morgana by Michela Murgia and Chiara Tagliaferri.
Year: 2019
Client: Morgana
In 2019 I was asked by Luca Fontò to illustrate two remarkable historical figures for a tarot deck: Hypatia of Alexandria, and Elsa Schiaparelli.
Tarot design: Luca Fontò
I portrayed Schiaparelli wearing her iconic shoe-hat with a defiant attitude to represent her rebellious spirit and cultured persona.
On the other hand, I wanted Hypatia of Alexandria to have an inquisitive gaze toward the stars, mirroring the one on her head.
Tarot design: Luca Fontò