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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Caption: 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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Image size: 5164 × 6220 px | 91.9 MB

Print size: 43.7 × 52.7 cm | 2033.1 × 2448.8 in (300 dpi)

Keywords: 16731757 • 1720 • AFRICA • AFRICAN • BLACK WOMAN • BODY • BUST LENGTH FIGURE • CADAVER • CANVAS • CLOSE-FITTING PEARL NECKLACE • CORPS • CORPSE • DEAD BODY • DESIGNING • DIRECTED • DRAWING • DRAWN • FEATHERS • GAZE • HOLDING • ITALIA • ITALIAN • ITALY • JEWELS • LEFT • PAPER MOUNTED • PASTEL (DYE) • PASTEL • PEARL PENDANT EARRINGS • PERSONIFICATION • PORTRAITS • RIGHT BREAST EXPOSED • RIGHT HAND • ROSALBA CARRIERA • SCORPIO • SCORPION (ANIMAL) • SCORPION • TILTED FORWARD • TURBAN DECORATED • WEARS • WOAD