Carriera, Rosalba

Carriera, Rosalba (rōzäl`bä kär-rēā`rä), 1675–1757, Italian portrait and miniature painter, one of the greatest of her day. At 24 she had achieved a reputation throughout Italy and abroad for her miniatures and crayon portraits. In 1705 she was elected to the Academy of St. Luke (Rome), the Academy of Bologna, and the Florence Academy. In 1720 she visited Paris, where she painted the portraits of the young Louis XV, the regent, and other court figures. Returning to Italy, she visited the courts of Modena, Parma, and Vienna, receiving honors and commissions wherever she went. Her portraits are delicate in color and vivacious. She is well represented in most of the European galleries. Muse Crowned with Laurel is in the Louvre.

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Carriera, Rosalba (Giovanna)

(born Oct. 7, 1675, Venice—died April 15, 1757, Venice) Venetian pastel portraitist and miniaturist. She became known for her miniature portraits on snuffboxes and was the first artist to use ivory rather than vellum as a support for miniatures. An originator of the Rococo style, she achieved spectacular success throughout Europe with her fashionable pastel portraits of notables. On a trip to Paris (1720–21) she received commissions for numerous portraits, including one of Louis XV as a child. In 1721 she was elected to the French Royal Academy.