Marianne was the only woman to integrate the team of architect Oscar Niemeyer in the construction of the capital and has works in various parts of the city.
Through a note, the president of the Superior Court of Justice, Minister Humberto Martins, mourned the death of the artist.
“Today it is a day of mourning for the entire Citizenship Court, which bids farewell to one of the brightest minds behind the unique aesthetic of its architectural features. After masterfully fulfilling her mission on Earth, the remarkable visual artist Marianne Peretti leaves the Superior Court of Justice an eternal legacy of daring and genius in masterpieces such as the impressive facade of the superior court and the imposing sculpture Hand of God”, says the communiqué.
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The stained glass windows of the Cathedral of Brasília are by Marianne Ferretti – Marcello Casal Jr/Arquivo/Agência Brasil
Marianne Peretti was born in Paris in 1927 and became a Brazilian citizen in the 1950s, when she moved to São Paulo and began to invest in her artistic career. In Europe, she had already done illustrations for books, but, on Brazilian soil, she dedicated herself to stained glass, panels, sculptures and reliefs for buildings.
There are stained glass windows by the artist in the Cathedral of Brasília, in the chapel of Palácio do Jaburu, in the Superior Court of Justice, in the Chamber of Deputies, in the Panteão da Pátria e da Liberdade and in the Juscelino Kubitschek Memorial.
There are works by the artist in several buildings by Oscar Niemeyer in other parts of Brazil and the world: at the headquarters of Revista Manchete (Rio of January), in the Burgo Building (Turin, Italy) and in the Maison de la Culture du Havre (Le Havre, France). In Paris, its first stained glass window, made for the Electricity Union Chamber, is on display on Boulevard Voltaire.
His drawings illustrated books such as La Greceby Dore Ogrizec, and the Almanach of Saint-German-des-Près.
