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Portrait of an unknown woman

Portrait Miniature
ca. 1714-1760 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Felicità Sartori was an Italian painter in miniature and pastel. She was born in Pordenone and trained with her uncle, the engraver Antonio dall’Agata, before joining the studio of Rosalba Carriera in Venice around 1728. She moved to Dresden around 1741 but would remain close to Carriera. Sartori copied many of Carriera’s works throughout her life, and her work shares Carriera’s distinctive style.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitlePortrait of an unknown woman (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Watercolour painting on ivory
Brief description
Portrait Miniature, Unknown Woman, by Felicità Sartori, watercolour on ivory, ca 1714-1760.
Physical description
Oval portrait miniature of an unknown woman set in a wooden frame.
Dimensions
  • Height: 8.3cm
  • Width: 5.7cm
Taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1955-1956 London: HMSO 1963
Style
Marks and inscriptions
'Felicitas Sartori Pinsit' (Signed on the back)
Subject depicted
Summary
Felicità Sartori was an Italian painter in miniature and pastel. She was born in Pordenone and trained with her uncle, the engraver Antonio dall’Agata, before joining the studio of Rosalba Carriera in Venice around 1728. She moved to Dresden around 1741 but would remain close to Carriera. Sartori copied many of Carriera’s works throughout her life, and her work shares Carriera’s distinctive style.
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1955-1956 London: HMSO, 1963
Collection
Accession number
P.30-1955

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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