Through documentary as well as stylistic analysis, the essay aims to reconstruct the artistic profile of Marianna Carlevarijs, an artist who, like her famous teacher Rosalba Carriera, dedicated herself to the creation of pastel portraits. The contribution also provides a wide-ranging overview of the practice of this particular technique in 18th century Venice, with the aim of highlighting the many difficulties involved in its study.
Attraverso l’analisi tanto documentaria quanto stilistica, il saggio mira a ricostruire il profilo artistico di Marianna Carlevarijs, artista che, al pari della sua celebre maestra Rosalba Carriera, si dedicò alla realizzazione di ritratti a pastello. Nel contributo viene altresì tratteggiata una panoramica di ampio respiro sulla pratica di questa particolare tecnica nella Venezia del XVIII secolo, allo scopo di far emergere le non poche difficoltà che si presentano nell’affrontarne lo studio.
Intorno a Rosalba. Note su Marianna Carlevarijs e altri pastellisti del Settecento veneziano
Delorenzi, Paolo
2024-01-01
Abstract
Through documentary as well as stylistic analysis, the essay aims to reconstruct the artistic profile of Marianna Carlevarijs, an artist who, like her famous teacher Rosalba Carriera, dedicated herself to the creation of pastel portraits. The contribution also provides a wide-ranging overview of the practice of this particular technique in 18th century Venice, with the aim of highlighting the many difficulties involved in its study.I documenti in ARCA sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.