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Angelika Kauffmann

Angelika Kauffmann Weibliche Halbfigur mit Turban oil painting on canvas
Weibliche Halbfigur mit Turban
Painting ID::  45172
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Angelika Kauffmann Weibliche Halbfigur mit Turban oil painting on canvas



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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.
  Weibliche Halbfigur mit Turban
  mk180 1770 Schwarze Kreide

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