CARRIERA, Rosalba
(b. 1675, Venezia, d. 1757, Venezia)

Flora

1730s
Pastel on paper, 47 x 32,5 cm
Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence

Trained as a miniaturist, Rosalba Carriera became very famous and sought-after throughout Europe, and especially in Paris where she was highly esteemed by Watteau for her portraits in pastels. This technique, which she used exclusively, was particularly suitable for the haziness and lightness of her pictures and also for her mawkish obligingness towards her sitters. Her portraits are a typical example of what Diderot called "flatterie", that is, they tend towards over-embellishment and idealization.




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