1700
oil
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
A Lady Seen in Profile, Holding a Fan is a 1700 oil by Luca Carlevarijs, a Baroque work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
A lady is seen in profile, wearing a black hooded mantle over a pink and white dress, and holding a fan. She's painted in a way that looks like a quick sketch. This style is similar to how artists prepare for larger works, and it's interesting that this painting is part of a collection of sketches by the artist. You can learn more about this style by looking into the work of artist: Carlevarijs, Luca.
A woman is depicted in profile, wearing a black hooded mantle over a pink and white dress while holding a fan. This sketch is one of fifty-three studies in an album by Carlevarijs, created outdoors as preparatory works for larger compositions. The figure is rendered in quick, expressive brushstrokes typical of his *macchiette*, a method he used to capture animated Venetian subjects. Though not directly linked to a finished painting, a similar figure appears in *The Entry of the French Ambassador Henri-Charles Arnauld into the Ducal Palace* at the Rijksmuseum.
Read the full account in the museum source.
Luca Carlevarijs or Carlevaris (20 January 1663 – 12 February 1730) was an Italian painter and engraver working mainly in Venice.
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