Angelica Le Gru Perotti

Angelica Le Gru Perotti
Born 1719 (1719)
Verona, Italy[1]
Died September 1, 1776(1776-09-01) (aged 56–57)[1]
London, United Kingdom[1]
Nationality Italian
Known for Painting
Movement Rococo
Spouse(s) P. A. Perotti[1]

Angelica Le Gru Perotti (1719 1 September 1776) was an Italian woman painter of the Rococo, active at first in Northern Italy and Venice. She was born to a family of painters including her father, the portraitist Le Gru, and three brothers. She is best known for pastel portraits she completed on a trip to London, similar to the voyages of Rosalba Carriera.[2]

Sources

  1. 1 2 3 4 "LE GRU-PEROTTI, Angelica in Benezit Dictionary of Artists". Oxford Index. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  2. Oup, Benezit Dictionary of Artists
  • Studi sopra la storia della pittura italiana dei secoli xiv e xv e della scuola pittorica. By Cesare Bernasconi

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