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Personification of Africa, Rosalba Carriera, Italian, 16731757, Pastel on paper mounted on canvas, Bust length figure of a black woman, her right breast exposed and holding a scorpion in her right hand. She wears a turban decorated with feathers and jewels, pearl pendant earrings and a close-fitting pearl necklace. Her body is tilted forward and her gaze is directed to the left., Italy, before 1720, portraits, Drawing, Drawing.

Personification of Africa, Rosalba Carriera, Italian, 16731757, Pastel on paper mounted on canvas, Bust length figure of a black woman, her right breast exposed and holding a scorpion in her right hand. She wears a turban decorated with feathers and jewels, pearl pendant earrings and a close-fitting pearl necklace. Her body is tilted forward and her gaze is directed to the left., Italy, before 1720, portraits, Drawing, Drawing.
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Personification of Africa, Rosalba Carriera, Italian, 16731757, Pastel on paper mounted on canvas, Bust length figure of a black woman, her right breast exposed and holding a scorpion in her right hand. She wears a turban decorated with feathers and jewels, pearl pendant earrings and a close-fitting pearl necklace. Her body is tilted forward and her gaze is directed to the left., Italy, before 1720, portraits, Drawing, Drawing
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5164 x 6220 px | 91.9 MB
Print size:
43.7 x 52.7 cm | 17.2 x 20.7 in (300 dpi)