106 · 1 · (see p. 100) Rosalba Carriera Portrait of a Gentleman in a Red-Patterned Jacket Pastel on paper, 60 × 46.5 cm Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, gal. no. P 111 Acquired 1753 from Diedo collection, Venice This portrait depicts a portly, serious-looking gentleman in a pale wig. He wears a red-patterned jacket with fur trim; draped over his left shoulder is a characteristic, broad dark-red damask shawl with floral ornamentation. In accordance with the dress code that then defined the hierarchy of Venetian society, this detail, together with his red robe, identifies him as a high official of the Venetian Republic, be it a procurator, senator, or magistrate. Depictions of individuals with such insignia of office are found in engravings and paintings from the 17th and 18th centuries, for example those in the collection of the Palazzo Querini Stampalia, with its life-sized portraits; they can be seen as well in the Reception of Imperial Ambassador Count Colloredo by Luca Carlevarijs (see cat. 2). · 2 · Luca Carlevarijs The Reception of Imperial Ambassador Count Colloredo in Venice 1726 Oil on canvas, 139 × 259 cm Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, gal. no. 553 First mentioned in inventory of 1754 This large-format veduta depicts the festive reception at the Doge’s Palace of Count Johann Baptist of Colloredo-Waldsee, imperial ambassador to Venice since 1715, on the occasion of his departure from the city on 3 April 1726. The guests disembark from a number of splendid barques that have moored along the broad, magnificent promenade of the Riva degli Schiavoni. In a long column, they make their way towards the official residence of the doge, the head of state, for life, of the Republic of Venice. While the view is closed on the righthand side by the facade of the Palazzo Ducale, the panoramic view of the city that opens into The sitter for the present image remains unidentified, and the number of plausible candidates is extensive. His hitherto accepted identification as the magistrate Vincenzo Querini remains unconvincing. RE Literature: Riedel, Wenzel 1765, p. 239; Woermann 1887, p. 774; Sani 1988, p. 314, no. 287; Henning, Marx 2007, fig. p. 82; Sani 2007, pp. 294f., no. 328; Wohlfarth 2010, p. 299, and note 151; Jeffares online edition, J.21.0892. · 2 ·
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