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 Paintings of Angelika Kauffmann :. | Penelope trauert uber dem Bogen des Odysseus | Penelope wird von Eurykleia Geweckt | Der auferstandene Christus erscheint Martha und Magdalena | Franz Wrench Nach Angelika Kauffmann Bildnis Lwan Tschernischoff | Bildnis John Simpson |
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swabian school
the lovers 1470 the cleveland museum of art, delia and l.e. holden funds
Peter von Cornelius
German Realist Painter, 1783-1867 German painter, draughtsman and teacher. He was a leading figure in the 19th-century revival of fresco painting for the decoration of public buildings. In both his own work and his teaching he was more concerned with conception and design than with the execution of the finished work.
Jakob Kulle
painted Allmogeinterior med kaffedrickande kvinnor in 1876