Internationally renowned, highly educated and very well connected, Angelica Kauffman (1741-1807) led a brilliant career as a pioneering history painter, an innovative portraitist and one of only two women among the founding membership of the Royal Academy of Arts in 1768. 'The whole World is angelicamad' - thus a Danish diplomat described the effect of her art and personality during her lifetime. Kauffman was admired by Goethe and Herder, and her clients included queens and emperors from across the continent. Her extraordinary life and work are beautifully presented in this handsome volume, which contains her finest paintings and drawings.
Rezensionen / Stimmen
"From Medusa to Circe, novelists have scored hits with feminist reimaginings of Greek myths and historical figures. But Swiss-born painter Angelica Kauffman beat them to it - by 250 years." - The Guardian
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Illustrationen
Maße
Höhe: 254 mm
Breite: 230 mm
Dicke: 16 mm
Gewicht
ISBN-13
978-1-915815-03-3 (9781915815033)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Bettina Baumgaertel, Museum Kunstpalast, Duesseldorf. Annette Wickham, Royal Academy of Arts, London.
Introduction
Essays
Plates section
