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Design (1778/1780) by Angelica Kauffman Royal Academy of Arts. In this oval oil painting, an artist concentrates on drawing an ancient Roman statue. The artist here is an “allegory”, meaning...
- Childhood
- Early Training and Work
- Mature Period
- Late Years
- The Legacy of Angelica Kauffman
Angelica Kauffman, christened Maria Anna Angelika Catharina Kauffmann, was born October 30, 1741 in Switzerland. Her parents were painter Johann Josef Kauffman and Cleophea, née Luz, who came from a noble family. Kauffman would inhabit and glean the best parts from both of her parents' respective worlds in order to form her own identity. As such sh...
Johann Kauffman was instrumental in his daughter's early training. Upon the death of Cleophea in 1757, father and daughter moved to her father's birthplace in Schwarzenberg, Austria. Kauffman assisted her father in completing a fresco painting of the Twelve Apostles for a parish church in Schwarzenberg - a rare and exciting opportunity for a girl h...
During Kauffman's travels in Italy she made an important contact. In October 1765 she met Lady Bridget Wentworth Murray, wife of an English envoy, in Venice who persuaded her to travel back to London with her. Kauffman arrived in the capital in 1766 and was to remain there for the next fifteen years of her life. Almost as soon as she had arrived sh...
Following her second marriage Kauffman returned to Italy, settling in Rome with Zucchi in 1782. Although she had enjoyed her 15-year stay in Britain, Kauffman felt that history painting was held in much better esteem on the continent and as such it was easier for her to build a good client base and receive regular commissions if she moved there. As...
Often described as ''a pioneer'' Angelica Kauffman took everywhere that she went by storm and has a long-lasting legacy. During her lifetime she was one of the highest paid and most sought after portrait artists, second only to her great friend and colleague, Sir Joshua Reynolds. Her skill and dedication to painting was phenomenal and unfailing and...
- Swiss
- October 30, 1741
- Chur, Switzerland
- November 5, 1807
Angelica Kauffman's painting depicts 'Design' as a seated woman drawing the classical sculpture known as the Belvedere Torso. This painting is one of four that Kauffman was commissioned to produce for the ceiling of the Royal Academy's Council Room in New Somerset House which opened in 1780.
Maria Anna Angelica Katharina Kauffman. Nacimiento: 30 de octubre de 1741; Chur, Graubünden, Switzerland. Fallecimiento: 5 de noviembre de 1807; Rome, Italy. Nacionalidad: Swiss. Movimiento: Neoclasicismo Rococó. Campo: pintura. Influenciado por: Anton Raphael Mengs. Institución de arte: Royal Academy of Arts.
Maria Anna Angelika Kauffmann RA (/ ˈ k aʊ f m ə n / KOWF-mən; 30 October 1741 – 5 November 1807), usually known in English as Angelica Kauffman, was a Swiss Neoclassical painter who had a successful career in London and Rome. Remembered primarily as a history painter, Kauffmann was a skilled portraitist, landscape and ...
- Swiss
- Neoclassicism
Title: Design. Creator: Angelica Kauffman. Date Created: 1778/1780. Type: Painting. Medium: Oil on canvas. Physical dimensions: 1300 x 1503 x 25 mm. In this oval oil painting, an artist...
In this oval oil painting, an artist concentrates on drawing an ancient Roman statue. The artist here is an “allegory”, meaning she represents an idea rath...
