Rosalba Adelaide Clorinda Bernini (1762/3–1829) was an Italian

pastel A pastel () is an art medium in a variety of forms including a stick, a square a pebble or a pan of color; though other forms are possible; they consist of powdered pigment and a binder. The pigments used in pastels are similar to those use ...

list. Born in

Parma Parma (; egl, Pärma, ) is a city in the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna known for its architecture, Giuseppe Verdi, music, art, prosciutto (ham), Parmigiano-Reggiano, cheese and surrounding countryside. With a population of 198,292 ...

, Bernini was the daughter of the Roman Clemente Bernini and his wife Giuditta Olgiati. She worked in her birth town for some while, producing botanical watercolors and adding two volumes to her father's ''Ornitologia dell'Europa meridionale'', which today may be found in the

Biblioteca Palatina The Biblioteca Palatina or Palatina Library was established in 1761 in the city of Parma by Philip Bourbon, Duke of Parma. It is one of the cultural institutions located in the Palazzo della Pilotta complex in the center of Parma. The Palatina ...

. She was also named an honorary member of the

Accademia Clementina The Accademia di Belle Arti di Bologna ("academy of fine arts of Bologna") is a public tertiary academy of fine art in Bologna, in Emilia-Romagna in northern Italy. It has a campus in Cesena. Giorgio Morandi taught engraving at the Accademia f ...

. In 1781 she married a Signor Corci and moved to

Milan Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan city h ...

, where she is known to have still been active in 1812.Profile
at the ''Dictionary of Pastellists Before 1800''. As a pastellist Bernini produced mainly portraits.

Johann Zoffany Johan Joseph Zoffany (born Johannes Josephus Zaufallij; 13 March 1733 – 11 November 1810) was a German neoclassical painter who was active mainly in England, Italy and India. His works appear in many prominent British collections, includin ...

was active in Parma during the early part of her career, and her early pieces are said to bear some resemblance to his. She died in Milan.

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1760s births 1829 deaths Italian women painters Painters from Parma Painters from Milan 18th-century Italian painters 18th-century Italian women artists 19th-century Italian painters 19th-century Italian women artists Italian portrait painters Italian pastel artists Year of birth uncertain Women pastel artists {{Italy-painter-18thC-stub