Advertisement for La Maison Moderne 1902Poster 214 in
Les Maîtres de l'AfficheIllustration by Manuel Orazi for Oscar Wilde's 1891 play Salome
Manuel Orazi (born Emmanuel Joseph Raphaël Orazi; 1860 – 1934) was an Italian
art nouveau illustrator, poster artist, and jewelry designer, as well as a set creator for theater and film.
Not much is know about him and his background is obscure. He was born in
Rome,[1] Italy, on October 5, 1860.[2]
His cause of death is unknown, he passed away in
Paris on October 28, 1934.
Notable works
In 1895 he created the Calendrier Magique, an occult-themed calendar[4] still noted for its graphic design.[5] Limiting it to 777 copies,[6] he collaborated with popular French author
Austin de Croze, who wrote the text.
Sympathetic to the French
Decadent movement, as well as
Symbolism and
Aestheticism, he contributed with illustrations and typographic ornaments in books and short stories such as:
He made jewelry designs that were displayed at
Maison de l'Art Nouveau in 1896. In 1899 he designed some of the first pieces of jewelry for the Maison Arnould. His jewelry designs were also sold at La Maison Moderne.[29] Orazi designed one of the best known posters for La Maison Moderne.
For her theater at the
Universal Exposition in Paris in 1900,
Loie Fuller commissioned Orazi to create the poster, which was printed in three editions and three color schemes.[30]
In 1921 he designed the sets and costumes[31] for the silent film L'Atlantide[32] and illustrated many promotional posters.