for fornasetti, a single product never exhausted the possibilities of an idea. he had a life long obsession withsome images, as the sun, harlequin, playing cards, or the woman's face. another theme upon piero fornasetti based a whole series of variations was the hand. the hand is a powerfully simbolic image, hands add drama to expression. the palms of the hand suggest palmistry and all the paraphernalia of luck.