Wednesday, February 8, 2023

17C Women by Girolamo Forabosco 1605-1679

Girolamo Forabosco (1605-1679) Lady with a Dog

Girolamo Forabosco (1605-1679) painted women in allegorical history settings, but most of these women were his contemporaries. They reflect his society with women with elaborate hair & elegant costumes.  He was active in Padua & Venice, where he was enrolled in the Fraglia dei Pittori between 1634 - 1639 & paid taxes from 1640 to 1644.

Girolamo Forabosco (1605-1679) Portrait of a Venetian 1659

Girolamo Forabosco (1605-1679) Portrait of a Courtesan

Girolamo Forabosco (1605-1679) Portrait of a Courtesan

Girolamo Forabosco (1605-1679) Portrait of a Woman

Girolamo Forabosco (1605-1679) Vanitas

Girolamo Forabosco (1605-1679) Venetian Wife

Girolamo Forabosco (1605-1679) Courtesan

Girolamo Forabosco (1605-1679) Courtesan

Girolamo Forabosco (1605-1679) Portrait of a Woman Half Length

Girolamo Forabosco (1605-1679) Ragazza Allo Specchio

Girolamo Forabosco (1605-1679) Portrait of a Lady

Girolamo Forabosco (1605-1679) Portrait of a Lady in a Grey Dress with Fur