Angelica KauffmannSvizzera, 1741–1807Zelfportret
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- Fonte
- Il museo
Scheda
- Numero di inventario
- RP-P-1948-208
Che cosa raffigura
In catalogo
Fonti
- Rijksmuseum
- Immagine: Rijksmuseum — public domain
Nel frattempo, nella vita di Angelica Kauffmann
Tutta la vita1757
Chooses painting over music
Angelica sang and played music, but after her mother’s death she chose painting over music.
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.
1764
Her portrait of Winckelmann
In Rome Kauffman painted a half-length portrait of the art historian Johann Joachim Winckelmann and also made an etching of it; in August 1764 Winckelmann wrote to a friend about her popularity: she spoke Italian and German, handled French and English with ease, could be called beautiful, and in singing could vie with the best virtuosi.
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 novembre 1807
Died
