Rosalba Carriera
1675–1757 · Venetian · 30 artworks
RococoPastel applicationDelicate color paletteSoft, flattering lightEmphasis on texture and detailIntimate portrait compositions
artist bio
Rosalba Carriera was a Venetian Rococo painter, known for her pastel portraits. She was highly influential in popularizing the pastel medium and her work was sought after by European aristocracy.
related: Maurice Quentin de La Tour, Jean-Honore Fragonard, Francois Boucher
30 artworks
Portrait of Antoine Watteau
1721
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Young Cavalier
1730
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Portrait of Philip Wharton, 1st Duke of Wharton
1720
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Crown Prince Friedrich Christian of Saxony
1739
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Lady in a Turkish Costume (Felicita Sartori)
1728
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Winter
1725
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Elector Clemens Augustus of Cologne
1727
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Portrait of Caterina Sagredo Barbarigo
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The Singer Faustina Bordoni with a Musical Score
1724
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Portrait of a Young Girl
1708
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A Gentleman in a Gold Patterned Coat and Violet-Brown Cape
1727
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Summer
1725
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Portrait of the French Consul Jean Le Blond
1727
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Self-portrait
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Portrait of Louis XV as Dauphin
1721
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Painting
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Personification of Spring
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Young Girl Holding a Monkey
1721
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Portrait of a fashionable young lady
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Sir James Gray, Second Baronet
1744
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Autumn
1725
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Self-Portrait Holding a Portrait of Her Sister
1709
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Cardinal Melchior de Polignac
1732
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Maria Theresa, Archduchess of Habsburg
1730
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A Venetian Lady from the House of Barbarigo (Caterina Sagredo Barbarigo)
1735
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Sidney Beauclerk
1723
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Young Child of the Le Blond Family
1740
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Portrait of a Gentleman in Red
1739
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Allegory of Music
1712
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Flora
1739
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