Rosalba Carriera

Rosalba Carriera
Self-portrait, 1715
Born(1673-01-12)12 January 1673
Venice
Died15 April 1757(1757-04-15) (aged 84)
Venice
NationalityVenetian
Known forPortrait painting
MovementRococo

Rosalba Carriera (12 January 1673[1][2] – 15 April 1757) was an Italian Rococo painter. In her younger years, she specialized in portrait miniatures. Carriera would later become known for her pastel portraits, helping popularize the medium in eighteenth-century Europe. She is remembered as one of the most successful women artists of any era.[3]

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  2. ^ "Rosalba Carriera". finestresullarte.info. Archived from the original on 9 July 2014.
  3. ^ "Rosalba Carriera | National Museum of Women in the Arts". nmwa.org. Retrieved 6 March 2017.