Angelica KauffmannSwiss, 1741–1807Tre muser i samtale
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Not on view at present
Where is “Tre muser i samtale” now? Collection: SMK — National Gallery of Denmark, Copenhagen. Not on view at present. Checked September 29, 2026.
Copenhagen, Denmark
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
- Checked
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
Details
- Accession number
- KKSgb8296
In the catalog
Sources
- SMK
- Image: SMK — National Gallery of Denmark — public domain
In the life of Angelica Kauffmann
The whole life30 October 1741
Born
1757
Chooses painting over music
Angelica sang and played music, but after her mother’s death she chose painting over music.
January 1763
Meets the English community in Rome
Moving to Rome in January 1763, Kauffman was introduced to the British community there; as she learned more English and continued with portraiture, she became a popular portraitist for British visitors to Rome.
December 1768
Founding member of the Royal Academy of Arts
In December 1768 Kauffman became one of the founding members of the Royal Academy of Arts in London, one of only two women among them.
1781
Returns to Rome
Disappointed by the relative apathy of the British towards history painting, Kauffman left London, where she had lived for fifteen years, in 1781, after her marriage to Antonio Zucchi, and returned to Rome, where that genre was better known and enjoyed the patronage of patrons and collectors.
5 November 1807
Died
