{"product_id":"carrieras-man-in-a-pilgrim-costume-9781913875510","title":"Carriera's Man in a Pilgrim Costume","description":"\u003cp\u003e  • Publisher: Giles\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Giles\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: History - European - Baroque \u0026amp; Rococo\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew volume in the Frick Diptych series features a contribution by acclaimed figurative painter Nicolas Party paired with an illuminating essay by Frick chief curator Xavier F. Salomon.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis pastel belongs to a small number of works of art at the Frick by a female artist. Rosalba Carriera (Italian, 1673-1757) spent most of her life in Venice, then a popular destination for young aristocrats from all over Europe undertaking the Grand Tour--a tour of the continent that served as an educational rite of passage into adulthood. Many of these travelers would go to Rosalba's studio to have a portrait painted, and Rosalba, who began her career as a miniaturist painter in Venice, became internationally acclaimed. Rosalba's pastels are technically innovative, remarkable for their soft edges and sumptuous effects. By binding colored chalk into sticks, she obtained a much wider range of prepared colors, which ultimately expanded the visual possibilities of this medium.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLittle is known about this portrait, painted about 1730. Despite the fragility of the medium--pastel--it is in pristine condition. The portrayal of the man as a pilgrim, with a black cape and holding a staff, may indicate that he was a member of the Pellegrini family--\u003ci\u003epellegrini\u003c\/i\u003e being the Italian word for pilgrims--or that he is someone who traveled on a pilgrimage. More likely, however, his attire is simply a costume related to the Venetian Carnival.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDesigned to foster critical engagement and interest specialist and non-specialist alike, each book in the Frick Diptych series illuminates a single work in the Frick's rich collection with an essay by a Frick curator paired with a contribution from a contemporary artist or writer.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Giles","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45139303727255,"sku":"9781913875510","price":1718.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781913875510.webp?v=1768543924","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/carrieras-man-in-a-pilgrim-costume-9781913875510","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}