Angelica Le Gru Perotti | |
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Born | 1719 Verona, Italy |
Died | 1 September 1776 London, United Kingdom | (aged 56–57)
Nationality | Italian |
Known for | Painting |
Movement | Rococo |
Spouse | P. A. Perotti |
Angelica Le Gru Perotti (1719 – 1 September 1776) was an Italian painter and pastellist of the Rococo period, active at first in Northern Italy and Venice. [1]
She was born into a family of painters, including her father, the portraitist Stefano Le Gru, and her three brothers, Giuseppe, Tommaso, and Lodovico. [2] Le Gru trained with painter Rosalba Carriera in Venice. She married the painter Pietro Antonio Perotti. In 1768, the Perottis moved to London. [3] Angelica Perotti worked mainly in pastel. She exhibited at least five works at the Royal Academy in 1772 and 1775. [2] She is best known for pastel portraits she completed in London, similar to the voyages of Rosalba Carriera. [3]
Angelica Le Gru Perotti | |
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Born | 1719 Verona, Italy |
Died | 1 September 1776 London, United Kingdom | (aged 56–57)
Nationality | Italian |
Known for | Painting |
Movement | Rococo |
Spouse | P. A. Perotti |
Angelica Le Gru Perotti (1719 – 1 September 1776) was an Italian painter and pastellist of the Rococo period, active at first in Northern Italy and Venice. [1]
She was born into a family of painters, including her father, the portraitist Stefano Le Gru, and her three brothers, Giuseppe, Tommaso, and Lodovico. [2] Le Gru trained with painter Rosalba Carriera in Venice. She married the painter Pietro Antonio Perotti. In 1768, the Perottis moved to London. [3] Angelica Perotti worked mainly in pastel. She exhibited at least five works at the Royal Academy in 1772 and 1775. [2] She is best known for pastel portraits she completed in London, similar to the voyages of Rosalba Carriera. [3]