Angelika Kauffmann (1741 - 1807)
1741-10-30Chur, Switzerland1807-11-05Rome, ItalyGermany, Italy, Switzerland
Angelika Kauffmann
Maria Anna Angelica Kauffmann was a Swiss Neoclassical painter who had a successful career in London and Rome. Remembered primarily as a history painter, Kauffmann was a skilled portraitist, landscape and decoration painter. She was, along with Mary Moser, one of two female painters among the founding members of the Royal Academy in London in 1768.
Date and place of birt: | 30 october 1741, Chur, Switzerland |
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Date and place of death: | 5 november 1807, Rome, Italy |
Nationality: | Germany, Italy, Switzerland |
Period of activity: | XVIII, XIX century |
Specialization: | Artist, Painter |
Genre: | Mythological painting, Portrait, Self-portrait |
Art style: | Neoclassicism |