Old World Portraits
Caterina Sagredo Barbarigo
Rosalba Carriera
A masterpiece of Rococo elegance, this luminous pastel captures the refined beauty of a Venetian noblewoman.
Old World Portraits
Scholarly portraits and old-world figures with gravity.
Richly dressed sitters, formal poses, and darker palettes give these portraits their stately, old-world presence.
Old World Portraits
Portrait of Adam Chmiel
Stanisław Wyspiański
An expressive 1904 pastel portrait by Stanisław Wyspiański, featuring a striking palette of deep blue and sun-lit yellow.
Old World Portraits
Portrait of Julien de la Rochenoire
Édouard Manet
An elegant and spirited pastel portrait by Édouard Manet, capturing a gentleman with masterful, impressionistic strokes.
Old World Portraits
Portrait of Karoline Luise von Baden
Jean-Étienne Liotard
A charming and luminous Rococo portrait capturing a young noblewoman at her easel.
Old World Portraits
Portrait of John, Lord Mountstuart
Jean-Étienne Liotard
An elegant 18th-century pastel portrait of Lord Mountstuart by Swiss master Jean-Étienne Liotard.