Rosalba Carriera - Italian Pastel Artist
A Venice-born portrait artist who worked in pastel, Rosalba Carriera was elected to the Royal Academy in 1720.
Women Artists: Renaissance and Baroque Painters
On this site: an overview of women painters of the 16th-17th centuries, including a list of many of the female painters of the period.
On this site: an overview of women painters of the 16th-17th centuries, including a list of many of the female painters of the period.
America
An image of a pastel on paper by Rosalba Carriera, depicting metaphorically the American continent in the guise of a female figure.
An image of a pastel on paper by Rosalba Carriera, depicting metaphorically the American continent in the guise of a female figure.
Rosalba Carriera
A brief biography, with thumbnails of eight portraits (clickable for larger versions). Included in the images: "Self Portrait Holding a Portrait of Her Sister," "Portrait of Watteau," "Cardinal Melchior de Polignac," "Flora," "Elderly Lady," "Self Portrait as Winter," "Young Lady of the Leblond Family" and "Young Cavalier."
A brief biography, with thumbnails of eight portraits (clickable for larger versions). Included in the images: "Self Portrait Holding a Portrait of Her Sister," "Portrait of Watteau," "Cardinal Melchior de Polignac," "Flora," "Elderly Lady," "Self Portrait as Winter," "Young Lady of the Leblond Family" and "Young Cavalier."
Rosalba Carriera
Click on the thumbnail image to see the larger version of this painting.
Click on the thumbnail image to see the larger version of this painting.
Rosalba Carriera
Images (clickable for larger versions) of "Cardinal Melchior de Polignac," "Elderly Lady," "Flora," "Young Lady of the Leblond Family," "Self-Portrait as Winter" and "Young Cavalier," all pastels.
Images (clickable for larger versions) of "Cardinal Melchior de Polignac," "Elderly Lady," "Flora," "Young Lady of the Leblond Family," "Self-Portrait as Winter" and "Young Cavalier," all pastels.
Rosalba Carriera
A brief biography of Rosalba Carriera.
A brief biography of Rosalba Carriera.
Rosalba Carriera
From the National Museum of Women in the Arts, a profile of Rosalba Carriera, Italian pastelist.
From the National Museum of Women in the Arts, a profile of Rosalba Carriera, Italian pastelist.
Self-Portrait
Images of two paintings by Rosalba Carriera: "Self-Portrait" and Portrait of a Lady."
Images of two paintings by Rosalba Carriera: "Self-Portrait" and Portrait of a Lady."