Portrait of a Woman with Mask

The Portrait of a Woman with Mask is a pastel painting by the Venetian artist Rosalba Carriera, completed between 1720 and 1730.

The portrait appears in the inventory from Intesa Leasing and merged into Fondazione Cariplo's collection in 1999.

[2] This portrait of a beautiful smiling woman, holding gently a mask near her mouth as she stares at the viewer, has a certain sensuality and malice.

The woman wears a band of pearls around her arm with a precious blue stone, holds a venetian moretta in her right hand, and a fine ribbon on her neck and a charming flower clumping her hair.

Her pale dress indicates the influence of Classicism and allegorical representations of pagan goddesses.