Personification of America

Creator Name

Rosalba Carriera, Italian, 1673–1757

Cultural Context

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Date

before 1720

About the work

"Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum" Object Description

Bust length portrait of a woman, her left breast exposed, and carrying a spear in her right hand. In her hair is a jeweled fillet, trimmed with feathers, and in her right ear she wears a lozenge-shaped jeweled pendant earring. On her back she carries a quiver of arrows. Her head is inclined slightly to the left and turned directly toward the viewer.

Work details

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Title

Personification of America

Creator

Rosalba Carriera, Italian, 1673–1757, Artist

Worktype

portraits; Drawing; Drawing; Portraits; Drawings

Cultural Context

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Material

Pastel on paper mounted on canvas

Dimensions

43.5 x 34 cm (17 1/8 x 13 3/8 in.);
Frame H x W x D: 57.2 × 48.3 × 5.1 cm (22 1/2 in. × 19 in. × 2 in.)

Technique

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Language

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Date

before 1720

Provenance

Credit Line: Gift of the Estate of James Hazen Hyde

Style Period

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Rights

CC0
CC0

Inscription

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Location

Italy

Subject

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Topic

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Rosalba Carriera, Italian, 1673–1757, Personification of America, before 1720, "Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum", Smithsonian Institution. CC0.

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