Description
Book SynopsisThis is an accessibly written, illustrated biography of Venetian painter Rosalba Carriera (1673-1757), one of the most famous women artists in 18th-century Europe. It presents an overview of her life and work, considering Carriera's miniatures alongside her better-known, larger-scale works.
Focusing on interpretation of her paintings in the historical context of her life as a single woman in Venice, the book offers an easy guide through Carriera´s life, the people she met, her clients and her artistic approach. The author's new iconographic analysis of some of Carriera's works reveals that she was an erudite painter, drawing on antiquity as well as the work of Renaissance virtuosos such as Leonardo da Vinci and Paolo Veronese.
Table of ContentsAcknowledgements; Chapter 1: Venice at the Dawn of the Eighteenth Century and the Beginning of Carriera's Artistic Career; Chapter 2: An Independent Single Female Painter; Chapter 3: Carriera, the First Female Trendsetter in Technique and Style; Chapter 4: Invitations Abroad and Carriera's International Network; Chapter 5: Pastel Painting: Carriera's Greatest Success; Chapter 6: An Exceptional Life Comes to an End; Notes; Bibliography; Index
