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Angelika Kauffmann
1741-1807,Swiss neoclassical painter and graphic artist. From her youth she was known for her artistic, musical, and linguistic abilities. She went to England, where she enjoyed success as a fashionable portrait painter and decorator. A protegee of Sir Joshua Reynolds, Kauffman was one of the original members of the Royal Academy. She often decorated houses designed by the Adam brothers. After her marriage in 1781 to the Venetian painter Antonio Zucchi, she lived in Italy, where she flourished in artistic and literary circles. Reynolds, Winckelmann, Goethe, and Garrick commissioned her to paint their portraits. Representative works include Religion (National Gall., London); Self-Portrait (Staatliche Museen, Berlin); and the etchings of L'Allegra and La Pensierosa. The British Museum has a collection of her drawings and prints.
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Painting ID:: 45086
Der Maler Nathaniel Dance
mk180
1763-1765
Victoria and Albert Museum
London
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Painting ID:: 45088
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
mk180
1787
Goethe-Nationalmuseum
Klassik stiftung Weimar
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Painting ID:: 45090
Bildnis Dr Francessco Zucci
mk180
1790
Vorarlberger Landesmuseum
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Painting ID:: 45091
Selbstbildnis als imitatio
mk180
1771
Yale Center for British
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Painting ID:: 45092
Selbstbidnis als Sangerin
mk180
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1753
Ol auf Leinwand
49.5x40.5cm
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Angelika Kauffmann
1741-1807,Swiss neoclassical painter and graphic artist. From her youth she was known for her artistic, musical, and linguistic abilities. She went to England, where she enjoyed success as a fashionable portrait painter and decorator. A protegee of Sir Joshua Reynolds, Kauffman was one of the original members of the Royal Academy. She often decorated houses designed by the Adam brothers. After her marriage in 1781 to the Venetian painter Antonio Zucchi, she lived in Italy, where she flourished in artistic and literary circles. Reynolds, Winckelmann, Goethe, and Garrick commissioned her to paint their portraits. Representative works include Religion (National Gall., London); Self-Portrait (Staatliche Museen, Berlin); and the etchings of L'Allegra and La Pensierosa. The British Museum has a collection of her drawings and prints.
. Related Artists to Angelika Kauffmann: | Willem Van Leen | William Andrews Nesfield | Geskel Saloman | George Carter | Thornton Oakley |
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