Its heir, artist Barnaba Fornasetti, admits, however, that few people ask about the face that has adorned many of the family firm’s plates and other objects for the past 70-plus years.

The image reflects, by the shape it has, a kind of face with one eye half closed, a nose and a mouth that are very clearly visible In fact, and to the surprise of the Internet user who was ...

Its heir, artist Barnaba Fornasetti, admits, however, that few people ask about the face that has adorned many of the family firm’s plates and other objects for the past 70-plus years. “She has an ...