Lot n° 207
Estimation :
600 - 800
EUR
Rosalba CARRIERA (1675-1757) after, - Lot 207
Rosalba CARRIERA (1675-1757) after,
Portrait of a young woman holding a dove in her arms
Pastel on paper pasted on canvas
H_72 cm L_51 cm
The dove was often used as a symbol of purity, innocence and peace. It was frequently used in art as a representation of Virtue.
Related to the composition by Rosalba Carriera in the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Dijon (Cf.Neil Jeffares, Dictionary of pastellits before 1800, p. 105 - London 2006)
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