▁husband , ▁Gall eng a ▁invent ed ▁a ▁unique ▁met all ic , ▁block ▁printing ▁technique ▁for ▁fab rics ▁that ▁gave ▁her ▁text iles ▁a ▁distinct ▁h ue . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Maria ▁Mon aci ▁Gall eng a ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Rome ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 0 . ▁Born ▁into ▁a ▁prominent ▁family ▁of ▁academ ics , ▁as ▁a ▁young ▁girl ▁she ▁was ▁fasc in ated ▁with ▁history ▁and ▁particularly ▁in ▁medieval ▁and ▁Renaissance ▁Italian ▁art ▁history . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 3 ▁she ▁married ▁Peter ▁Gall eng a , ▁a ▁professor ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Rome . ▁ ▁Career ▁Gall eng a ▁started ▁design ing ▁and ▁making ▁text iles ▁and ▁cl othing ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁out ▁of ▁a ▁studio ▁in ▁Florence . ▁She ▁often ▁exhib ited ▁her ▁designs ▁in ▁art ▁exhib itions . ▁These ▁designs ▁combined ▁a ▁unique ▁mixture ▁of ▁old ▁world ▁mot ifs , ▁such ▁as ▁heavy ▁vel vet ▁and ▁medieval ▁patterns , ▁with ▁more ▁modern ▁ 1 9 2 0 s ▁sil hou ettes . ▁Gall eng a ▁also ▁had ▁a ▁fla ir ▁for ▁the atr ical ity ▁and ▁designed ▁many ▁clo aks ▁and ▁cap es . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 3 , ▁Gall eng a ▁was ▁awarded ▁a ▁Silver ▁Medal ▁at ▁the ▁Mon za ▁design ▁exhibition . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 8 , ▁Gall eng a ▁co - f ounded ▁the ▁B out ique ▁Ital ienne ▁in ▁Paris ▁with ▁the ▁design ers ▁B ice ▁Pit ton i ▁and ▁Car la ▁Vis cont