Angelica Kauffman

Name

Angelica Kauffman

Life Dates

1741-1807

Country

Switzerland

Movement

Neoclassicism

Angelica Kauffman Biography

Angelica Maria Anna Katarina Kauffman was born in Chur, Switzerland, in 1747 into the family of the painter Johann Joseph Kauffman, who gave her an excellent education in the arts. Angelica was very gifted, demonstrating brilliant painting skills, a talent for music, a superb memory and an amazing capacity for languages. As a child, she could speak French, German, Italian and English.

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Angelica Kauffman 14 Most Important Paintings and Artworks

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  Hector Calls Paris To The Battle.
  

  1775. Oil on canvas, 137 x 178 cm. The Hermitage, St. Petersburg, Russia. Read Note.

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  Self-Portrait.
  

  c.1780-85. Oil on canvas, 76.5 x 63 cm. The Hermitage, St. Petersburg, Russia.

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  The Monk Of Calais.
  

  c.1766-1781. Oil on canvas. 65.5 x 64.5 cm. The Hermitage, St. Petersburg, Russia. Read Note.

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  The Farewell Of Abelard And Héloïse.
  

  1780. Oil on canvas, 65.6 x 65.5 cm. The Hermitage, St. Petersburg, Russia. Read Note.

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  Lady Elizabeth Foster.
  

  1784. Oil on canvas. Ickworth House, Suffolk, UK. Read Note.

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  Portrait Of Karl Leberecht (?).
  

  1785. Oil on canvas. 76 x 64 cm. The Hermitage, St. Petersburg, Russia. Read Note.

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  Self-Portrait.
  

  1787. Oil on canvas. 128 x 93.5 cm. Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Italy.

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  Portrait Of Countess A. S. Protasova With Her Nieces.
  

  1788. Oil on canvas, 123 x 159 cm. The Hermitage, St. Petersburg, Russia. Read Note.

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  Self-Portrait Hesitating Between The Arts Of Music And Painting.
  

  1791. Oil on canvas. 147 x 216 cm. Private collection.

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  Portrait Of A Woman (Presumably Of Duchess Esterhazi).
  

  1795. Oil on canvas. 131 x 103 cm. Szepmuveseti Muzeum, Budapest, Hungary.

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  Portrait Of A Young Woman As A Sibyl.
  

  Oil on canvas. 89 x 72 cm. Alte Meister Gallerie, Dresden, Germany.

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  Insane Mary.
  

  c.1766-1781. Oil on canvas, 65.5 x 65.5 cm. The Hermitage, St. Petersburg, Russia. Read Note.

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  Virgil Reading The Aeneid To Augustus And Octavia.
  

  Oil on canvas, 123 x 159 cm. The Hermitage, St. Petersburg, Russia. Read Note.

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  Venus Persuades Helen To Fall In Love With Paris.
  

  Oil on canvas, 102 x 127.5 cm. The Hermitage, St. Petersburg, Russia. Read Note.