Rosalba Giovanna Carriera

Rosalba Giovanna Carriera’s world was built from chalk and pastel colors. In the 17th to 19th centuries, she shaped soft portraits of sitters whose faces seem to glow from within, her style sits inside the larger print tradition of the time. Look for her work in the H Beard Print Collection, where delicate strokes bring out personality without pretense. Tap into the collection to trace how those gentle hues first took shape.