Premio Fondazione di Venezia - Special Mention
Caterina Tognon Arte Contemporanea
Self-Portraits - Lilla Tabasso and Xavier F. Salomon:
Omaggio a Rosalba Carriera
On the occasion of the Seventh Edition of The Venice Glass Week, Caterina Tognon Arte Contemporanea presented the publication Self-Portraits - Lilla Tabasso and Xavier F. Salomon: Homage to Rosalba Carriera - until November 4 - a project by Caterina Tognon and Claudio Spini, for which the Jury of the Premio Fondazione di Venezia assigned a Special Mention.
Lilla Tabasso and Xavier F. Salomon
The volume presents works by lampwork artist Lilla Tabasso inspired by the last, superb self-portrait of the famous painter Rosalba Carriera - Venice - 1673 - 1757 - which is housed at the Gallerie dell'Accademia. The glass works are accompanied in the publication by a text by Xavier F. Salomon, which is composed of different botanical elements such as the laurel - which, in the painting, encircles Carriera's head - the variety of rose known as Alba - hence, the name Rosalba - and the lilac - Tabasso's favourite flower. To accompany the book presentation, the gallery exhibits six new works by Lilla Tabasso.
Galleria dell' Accademia di Venezia
"She painted her own portrait with
a garland of leaves. When she was
asked what it meant, she answered
that is was Tragedy and that Rosalba
would end tragically, as she did in
truth"
Anton Maria Zanetti
Remembers Rosalba Carriera
Rosalba Carriera - Self Portrait - Venezia 1745c.
Galleria dell' Accademia di Venezia
threw me into the dark, he assigned
to me the narrow space that my body
will occupy in the tomb."
Casetta Rossa - 1916
Lilla Tabasso and Caterina Tognon
Nozomi and Akira Hara
those that do not cost much. It has
now been two months that my room
is always a garden, and now is the
time of small carnations. I always
have dozens of wonderful ones, and
if you had them, you would take
advantage in painting them."
Dusseldorf - 14 July 1714
Xavier F. Salomon
Peter Jay Sharp Chief Curator at the Frick Collection of New York
Lilla Tabasso, Jean Blanchaert and Fabio Zonta
Antonia Miletto and Caterina Tognon
"When, on a too bright morning,
she realized that the time had come
for her to fade, she resolved to take
leave of the world so that men would
not witness the deterioration and
collapse of her celebrated beauty.
Perhaps the sympathy of things that
disintegrate and fall into ruin kept her in Venice."
La Foscarini talks to Stelio about
Radiana, Countess of Glanegg,
known for her legendary beauty.
Venice January 1883
Carla Alvera and Daniela Ferretti
Barry and Patricia Friedman
Omaggio a Rosalba Carriera
Please Note
Text - courtesy - The Venice Glass Week
Quotes - courtesy - Caterina Tognon Arte Contemporanea
Self-Portraits - Lilla Tabasso and Xavier F. Salomon: Homage to Rosalba Carriera