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.
Angelika Kauffmann Die Irre Marie mk180
Ol auf Kupfer
31x22.9cm
Elektra gibt ihre Schwester Chyrsothemis ihren Gurtel und die Locken des Orest fur das Grab Des Agamemnon mk180
vor 1778
Ol auf Leinwand
65cm
Painting ID:: 45125
Angelika Kauffmann Elektra gibt ihre Schwester Chyrsothemis ihren Gurtel und die Locken des Orest fur das Grab Des Agamemnon mk180
vor 1778
Ol auf Leinwand
65cm
Aglaia von Amor an Den Baum gefesselt mk180
vor 1777
Ol auf Leinwand
64.8xcm
Painting ID:: 45126
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.