Angelica Kauffman
1741–1807 · Swiss · 30 artworks
NeoclassicismRococoElegant portraitureClassical subject matterSoft color palettesEmphasis on line and formTheatrical compositions
artist bio
Angelica Kauffman was a Swiss Neoclassical painter who achieved international recognition for her history paintings and portraits. She was one of the two female founding members of the Royal Academy in London and played a significant role in popularizing Neoclassical style in Britain and Europe.
what you'll learn
Studying Kauffman's work allows students to understand the shift from Rococo to Neoclassical styles, focusing on her use of classical themes, portraiture, and the role of women artists in the 18th century. Students can also learn about composition, color harmony, and the depiction of emotion in her figures.
related: Jacques-Louis David, Anton Raphael Mengs
30 artworks
Three singers
1795
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Thomas Noel-Hill (1770–1832), 2nd Baron Berwick of Attingham
1793
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Portrait of Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies
1782
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Virgil Reading the Aeneid to Augustus and Octavia
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Portrait of Countess A S Protasova with Her Nieces
1788
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Papirius Praetextatus Entreated by his Mother to Disclose the Secrets of the Deliberations of the Roman Senate
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Portrait Of Philip Tisdall With His Wife And Family
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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
1775
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Cornelia Africana
1785
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Hector Calls Paris to the Battle
1775
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Ferdinand IV of Naples and his family
1783
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Anna Maria Jenkins and Thomas Jenkins
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Portrait of a Young Woman
1781
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Countess Anna Protassowa with niece
1788
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Portrait of Herzogs von Ceri
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Count Nikolai Tolstoy with his wife Anna Ivanovna and their son Alexander
1795
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Portrait of Maria Carolina of Austria
1782
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Portrait of Louise Henrietta Campbell
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Portrait of Lorenzo Hervas y Panduro
1794
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Portrait of Mme Latouce
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Juliane von Kriidener and her son Paul
1786
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Portrait of John Simpson
1777
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A portrait of John Morgan
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Self-portrait
1785
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Lady Frances Greville (1744–1825), Lady Harpur
1767
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Portrait of artist's husband, the painter Antonio Zucchi
1781
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Portrait of Johann Joachim Winckelmann
1764
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Venus Persuades Helen to Accept the Love of Paris
1790
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Ideal portrait of Shakespeare
1775
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Portrait of Anne Loudon, Lady Henderson of Fordall
1771
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