{"product_id":"rosalba-carrieras-man-in-pilgrims-nicolas-party-9781913875510","title":"Rosalba Carriera's Man in Pilgrim's Costume","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nicolas Party, Xavier F. Salomon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1913875512\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781913875510\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Frick Collection\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/07\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 80\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.50h x 7.50w x 0.60d","brand":"Nicolas Party","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44122556989695,"sku":"9781913875510","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_57f338eb-5bad-426a-bbd9-349d5740be6a.jpg?v=1687425793","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/rosalba-carrieras-man-in-pilgrims-nicolas-party-9781913875510","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}