Maria Carowsky ( Ross; 1723–1793) was a Swedish artist. Maria Carowsky was born in

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to the artist Johan Ross the Elder, an emigrant from

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. In 1744, she married the artist Michael Carowsky. She was widowed in 1745 and took over her husband's studio. She was employed as a decorator of the

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from the 1750s to the 1770s. She is known as the artist behind the pulpit in the

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Church from 1752. She played a great role as the teacher of several art students in her studio. Her daughter Christina Elisabeth Carowsky (1745–1797) was a portrait painter.

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* Svenskt konstnärslexikon (Swedish Art dictionary) Allhems Förlag, Malmö (1952) 1723 births 1793 deaths Artists from Gothenburg 18th-century Swedish painters Swedish women painters 18th-century Swedish women artists 18th-century women painters {{Sweden-artist-stub

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