Rosalba Carriera
(1675–1757) italiensk pastellmålare
Rosalba Carriera (1675–1757) is listed in the catalogue as a painter and a draughtswoman. By year of birth, Rosalba Carriera belongs to the chapter ‘The Baroque’ in this site’s history of art.
Rosalba Carriera was born in Venice and died in Venice. Rosalba Carriera worked in Venice, Düsseldorf, Paris, and Modena. Wikidata associates Rosalba Carriera with Rococo. Rosalba Carriera became a member of Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture, Accademia di San Luca, and Academy of Fine Arts of Bologna. The students included Gustaf Lundberg.
The best-known works include ‘Portrait of a gentleman in red’ and ‘Portrait of a boy’. The works belong mainly to the genres portrait painting, portrait, and miniaturist. The catalogue has 72 works by Rosalba Carriera with free images. The dated works span the years 1700–1800. Works by Rosalba Carriera are held by several collections, among them Dresdens nationella konstsamlingar, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, Gallerie dell'Accademia, and Nationalmuseum.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Alexis Simon Belle, Jean Ranc, Pier Leone Ghezzi, Giovan Pietro Zanotti, and James Thornhill.