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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 Paintings of Angelika Kauffmann :. | Der Maler Nathaniel Dance | Bildnis John Simpson | Selbstbildnis | Elektra gibt ihre Schwester Chyrsothemis ihren Gurtel und die Locken des Orest fur das Grab Des Agamemnon | Bildnis Michael Novosielski | Related Artists: samuel taylor coleridgeBorn: 21 October 1772
Birthplace: Devonshire, England
Died: 25 July 1834 (heart attack)
Best Known As: The author of The Rime of the Ancient Mariner Christian StocklinChristian Stöcklin
Germany (Geneve 1741 -Frankfurt 1795 ) - Painter
Petrie, GeorgeIrish, 1790-1866
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