# Flora [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [CARRIERA, Rosalba]() - Date: 1701-1750 - Technique: Pastel on paper, 47 x 32,5 cm ## Commentary Trained as a miniaturist, Rosalba Carriera became very famous and sought-after throughout Europe, and especially in Paris where she was highly esteemed by Watteau for her portraits in pastels. This technique, which she used exclusively, was particularly suitable for the haziness and lightness of her pictures and also for her mawkish obligingness towards her sitters. Her portraits are a typical example of what Diderot called "flatterie", that is, they tend towards over-embellishment and idealization. ## Related artworks - [Autumn]() - [Cardinal Melchior de Polignac]() - [Elderly Lady]() - [Fortitude]() - [Portrait of a Boy]() - [Portrait of a Gentleman in Red]() - [Portrait of a Lady]() - [Portrait of a Man]() - [Portrait of a Young Girl]() - [Portrait of a Young Lady]() - [Portrait of Barbara Campanini]() - [Portrait of Faustina Bordoni Hasse]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()