Tag: Italia

Jean-Léon Gérôme

(1824–1904) The artist’s works: Portrait de femme 1851 Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Étude des palmiers 1855–1856 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York César mort c.1859 National Gallery of Art, Washington Les Joueurs de dames 1859 Wallace Collection, London Diogène 1860 Walters Art Museum, Baltimore…

Musa (c.1725)

Carriera, Rosalba (1675-1757) Musa (A Muse) c.1725 Pastel on laid blue paper, 31 × 26 cm Getty Center, Los Angeles This alluring muse gracefully turns her head to the left, exposing a seductive neck and tender pink earlobe. Transparent gauze covers…

Apollo (1740-1746)

Carriera, Rosalba (1675-1757) Apollo 1740–1746 Pastel on blue paper, 67 x 52 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg Pair: Carriera, Rosalba (1675-1757) Diana 1740–1746 Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg    

Diana (1740-1746)

Carriera, Rosalba (1675-1757) Diana 1740–1746 Pastel on blue paper, 67 x 52 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg Pair: Carriera, Rosalba (1675-1757) Apollo 1740–1746 Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg    

Giovane donna con un pappagallo (c.1730)

Carriera, Rosalba (1675-1757) Giovane donna con un pappagallo (A Young Lady with a Parrot) c.1730 Pastel on paper, mounted on laminated paper board, 60 x 50 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Rosalba Carriera is renowned for the distinction she brought…

Ritratto d’uomo (c.1710)

Carriera, Rosalba (1675-1757) Ritratto d’uomo (Portrait of a Man) c.1710 Ivory, 76 x 59 mm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Carriera was known throughout Europe for her pastel portraits, but she also pioneered the use of ivory as a support…