Rosalba Carriera

This 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 Carrieräs 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. 

List of contents

Acknowledgements; 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

About the author

Angela Oberer is a lecturer in Art History with a PhD from the Technische Universität, Berlin. She has written and lectured extensively on the work of Rosalba Carriera.

Summary

This 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.

Product details

• Authors: Angela Oberer
• Publisher: External catalogues_UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.06.2023
• EAN: 9781848225190
• ISBN: 978-1-84822-519-0
• No. of pages: 144
• Dimensions: 200 mm x 258 mm x 20 mm
• Series: Illuminating Women Artists
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Art history; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies; ART / Subjects & Themes / Portraits, ART / History / General, ART / Individual Artists / Monographs, ART / Subjects & Themes / Erotica, Biography: arts & entertainment, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, History of Art, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Drawing & drawings, Individual artists, art monographs, Biography: arts and entertainment, C 1600 To C 1700, History of art & design styles: c 1600 to c 1800, C 1700 To C 1800, Portraits in art, Drawing and drawings, Portraits and self-portraiture in art, Erotic art