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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:: 45145
Bildnis Alexander August Zamoyski
mk180
um 1791
Ol auf Leinwand
67x52cm
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Painting ID:: 45146
Bildnis Francisco Vieira
mk180
um 1796
Ol auf Leinwand
94.5x80cm
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Painting ID:: 45147
Bildnis Michael Novosielski
mk180
1791
Ol auf Leinwand
128.2x101.6cm
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Painting ID:: 45148
Bildnis Giuliana Santa Croce als Lukrezia
mk180
1791
Ol auf Leinwand
95.2x79.8cm
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Painting ID:: 45149
Bildnis Fortunata Sulgher Fantastici
mk180
1792
Ol auf Leinwand
96x80cm
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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: | John Currey Marin | Herman van der Mijn | Francis Hayman | Jean Francois Boisselat | Felice Giani |
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