Barbara Carrara
@2barsand1a.bsky.social
EN&FR-2-IT freelance translator. Also, transcription, adaptation, proofreading and copy-editing (Italian only).
Art, heritage, history, architecture, fine&fashion jewellery, product and interior design.
Art, heritage, history, architecture, fine&fashion jewellery, product and interior design.
Feast your eyes on this beauty before it goes under the hammer tomorrow, 19 Nov., at Sotheby's NY.
tinyurl.com/wdjyf79t
tinyurl.com/wdjyf79t
November 18, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Feast your eyes on this beauty before it goes under the hammer tomorrow, 19 Nov., at Sotheby's NY.
tinyurl.com/wdjyf79t
tinyurl.com/wdjyf79t
Anna Magnani with son Luca Magnani at an award ceremony.
13 Sep. 1953
13 Sep. 1953
November 2, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Anna Magnani with son Luca Magnani at an award ceremony.
13 Sep. 1953
13 Sep. 1953
Horst P. Horst
Hands, Hands, Hands
New York, 1941
Hands, Hands, Hands
New York, 1941
November 2, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Horst P. Horst
Hands, Hands, Hands
New York, 1941
Hands, Hands, Hands
New York, 1941
Paolo Di Paolo
Piazza Navona, Rome
1960
Piazza Navona, Rome
1960
November 2, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Paolo Di Paolo
Piazza Navona, Rome
1960
Piazza Navona, Rome
1960
Never have I seen Carrara marble used more distastefully.
If only Maurizio Cattelan's 'America' hadn't been stolen, it would have been the perfect crapper for that creep.
If only Maurizio Cattelan's 'America' hadn't been stolen, it would have been the perfect crapper for that creep.
October 31, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Never have I seen Carrara marble used more distastefully.
If only Maurizio Cattelan's 'America' hadn't been stolen, it would have been the perfect crapper for that creep.
If only Maurizio Cattelan's 'America' hadn't been stolen, it would have been the perfect crapper for that creep.
Marcello Scuffi's (1948-2021) paintings have an oneiric nature, with boats ashore, circus tents, locomotives and open cans of paints, all making up his landscapes of memory. It's all in the mind. No human presence required.
Hillier's art brought me back to Scuffi's. (Apologies for the picture.)
Hillier's art brought me back to Scuffi's. (Apologies for the picture.)
August 26, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Marcello Scuffi's (1948-2021) paintings have an oneiric nature, with boats ashore, circus tents, locomotives and open cans of paints, all making up his landscapes of memory. It's all in the mind. No human presence required.
Hillier's art brought me back to Scuffi's. (Apologies for the picture.)
Hillier's art brought me back to Scuffi's. (Apologies for the picture.)
Cedric Morris (L, with his pet parrot Rubio) and Arthur Lett-Haines (R) in both photographs, @tate.bsky.social. L ph. dates from approx 1929-36; R ph. date unknown.
August 18, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Cedric Morris (L, with his pet parrot Rubio) and Arthur Lett-Haines (R) in both photographs, @tate.bsky.social. L ph. dates from approx 1929-36; R ph. date unknown.
Once again, I am posting one of the portraits in my collection (pretentious, n'est-ce-pas?). This one is by #BorisZueff (or Zuev) and is dated 1936 (apologies about date stamp). Pity I don't have any clues as to who the sitter is.
At R, the artist with his wife Irina, also an artist.
At R, the artist with his wife Irina, also an artist.
August 18, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Once again, I am posting one of the portraits in my collection (pretentious, n'est-ce-pas?). This one is by #BorisZueff (or Zuev) and is dated 1936 (apologies about date stamp). Pity I don't have any clues as to who the sitter is.
At R, the artist with his wife Irina, also an artist.
At R, the artist with his wife Irina, also an artist.
Bernardino Licinio (1489-1560)
Portrait of a Woman [possibly the artist's sister-in-law, Agnese], 1525-30
Portrait of a Woman [possibly the artist's sister-in-law, Agnese], 1525-30
August 18, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Bernardino Licinio (1489-1560)
Portrait of a Woman [possibly the artist's sister-in-law, Agnese], 1525-30
Portrait of a Woman [possibly the artist's sister-in-law, Agnese], 1525-30
Peggy Guggenheim
ph. Man Ray
1924
ph. Man Ray
1924
August 18, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Peggy Guggenheim
ph. Man Ray
1924
ph. Man Ray
1924
Raymond Loewy
Co-op logo
1966
Co-op logo
1966
August 18, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Raymond Loewy
Co-op logo
1966
Co-op logo
1966
Vasudeo S. Gaitonde (1924-2001)
Painting 4
1972
Painting 4
1972
August 18, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Vasudeo S. Gaitonde (1924-2001)
Painting 4
1972
Painting 4
1972
Jean-Etienne Liotard
Princess Louisa Anne (1749-68)
1754
Princess Louisa Anne (1749-68)
1754
August 18, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Jean-Etienne Liotard
Princess Louisa Anne (1749-68)
1754
Princess Louisa Anne (1749-68)
1754
Jean-Etienne Liotard
Portrait d'une dame prenant du chocolat (The Breakfast)
1752-3
Pastel on vellum
Portrait d'une dame prenant du chocolat (The Breakfast)
1752-3
Pastel on vellum
August 18, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Jean-Etienne Liotard
Portrait d'une dame prenant du chocolat (The Breakfast)
1752-3
Pastel on vellum
Portrait d'une dame prenant du chocolat (The Breakfast)
1752-3
Pastel on vellum
Bought this last week.
It is a lithograph by sculptor and painter Umberto Mastroianni* (1910-1998) from his 'Immagini' collection of ten different compositions he made between 1975 and 1976.
* and Marcello Mastroianni's uncle
It is a lithograph by sculptor and painter Umberto Mastroianni* (1910-1998) from his 'Immagini' collection of ten different compositions he made between 1975 and 1976.
* and Marcello Mastroianni's uncle
August 5, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Bought this last week.
It is a lithograph by sculptor and painter Umberto Mastroianni* (1910-1998) from his 'Immagini' collection of ten different compositions he made between 1975 and 1976.
* and Marcello Mastroianni's uncle
It is a lithograph by sculptor and painter Umberto Mastroianni* (1910-1998) from his 'Immagini' collection of ten different compositions he made between 1975 and 1976.
* and Marcello Mastroianni's uncle
Heather McGinley
ph. Ken Browar & Deborah Ory
ph. Ken Browar & Deborah Ory
July 17, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Heather McGinley
ph. Ken Browar & Deborah Ory
ph. Ken Browar & Deborah Ory
James Whiteside
ph. Ken Browar & Deborah Ory
ph. Ken Browar & Deborah Ory
July 17, 2025 at 2:58 PM
James Whiteside
ph. Ken Browar & Deborah Ory
ph. Ken Browar & Deborah Ory
Alvin Ailey Dancers
ph. Ken Browar & Deborah Ory
ph. Ken Browar & Deborah Ory
July 17, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Alvin Ailey Dancers
ph. Ken Browar & Deborah Ory
ph. Ken Browar & Deborah Ory
The Martha Graham Dance Company
Night Journey
ph. Ken Browar & Deborah Ory (2018)
Night Journey
ph. Ken Browar & Deborah Ory (2018)
July 17, 2025 at 2:56 PM
The Martha Graham Dance Company
Night Journey
ph. Ken Browar & Deborah Ory (2018)
Night Journey
ph. Ken Browar & Deborah Ory (2018)
Martha Graham
Letter to the World
ph. Barbara Morgan (1940)
Letter to the World
ph. Barbara Morgan (1940)
July 17, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Martha Graham
Letter to the World
ph. Barbara Morgan (1940)
Letter to the World
ph. Barbara Morgan (1940)
Monday morning meh mood
July 14, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Monday morning meh mood
Monday morning meh mood
July 14, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Monday morning meh mood
Found a confirmation re. my Liotard reference.
While in Vienna in 1741, Rotari met Liotard, 'whose work profoundly influenced him', according to Christie's, where one of Rotari's sleeping beauties sold for 102,000USD in 2006.
Here they are, the girl and the painter.
While in Vienna in 1741, Rotari met Liotard, 'whose work profoundly influenced him', according to Christie's, where one of Rotari's sleeping beauties sold for 102,000USD in 2006.
Here they are, the girl and the painter.
July 10, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Found a confirmation re. my Liotard reference.
While in Vienna in 1741, Rotari met Liotard, 'whose work profoundly influenced him', according to Christie's, where one of Rotari's sleeping beauties sold for 102,000USD in 2006.
Here they are, the girl and the painter.
While in Vienna in 1741, Rotari met Liotard, 'whose work profoundly influenced him', according to Christie's, where one of Rotari's sleeping beauties sold for 102,000USD in 2006.
Here they are, the girl and the painter.
And a few more among my favourites.
July 10, 2025 at 4:44 PM
And a few more among my favourites.
Re. 'that' cap, the evidence I found is inconclusive. However, as these portraits were made during Rotari's stay in St Petersburg, the style could be traditional to Russia, or nearby states. Here's a selection of other sitters wearing it, or a variation thereof. 'fraid no info on indiv. paintings.
July 10, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Re. 'that' cap, the evidence I found is inconclusive. However, as these portraits were made during Rotari's stay in St Petersburg, the style could be traditional to Russia, or nearby states. Here's a selection of other sitters wearing it, or a variation thereof. 'fraid no info on indiv. paintings.