Rosalba Carriera (1675-1757 Venice) --- --- Presumed Portrait of Countess Miari c.1740-45
Carriera is widely credited with raising pastel portraiture to a high art form and popularizing the medium throughout Europe. She became famous and was much sought after, which made for a successful lucrative career – a highly unusual achievement at the time for a woman. Her portraits were informal yet elegant, possessing a natural spontaneous quality that was lifelike yet still flattering, without idealizing.
Rosalba Carriera (1675-1757 Venice) --- --- Presumed Portrait of Countess Miari c.1740-45
Carriera is widely credited with raising pastel portraiture to a high art form and popularizing the medium throughout Europe. She became famous and was much sought after, which made for a successful lucrative career – a highly unusual achievement at the time for a woman. Her portraits were informal yet elegant, possessing a natural spontaneous quality that was lifelike yet still flattering, without idealizing.