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 :. | Thomas Burke nach Anglika Kauffmann Bildnis Charlotte Sophie Konigin von England,mit dem Genius der Schonen Kunste | Amor Streitet mit den Grazien um Seine Pfeile | Bildnis des irischen Generalstatthalters | Der trauernde Telemach auf der Insel der Kalypso | Pallas Evanders Sohn Von Turnus Getotet |
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