100 Great Artists

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ANGELICA KAUFFMANN

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ngdiC. Kauffillann "' .... a I",'(""'o>n:ll Im;«,] to L>n<~>n ",,',he "ife "fthe English

" om'n in the age of the a"",,,."ur and Al1lb:l<S3.,k" in H. ..,i"". s"" p";nt,,d numerous

the fi",~ n) cho.llrngc s<riou,lythe m.le ponni,s in her first J'car -One sittt:r "''''' the

d,."ina,iofl of history l>linting. Dc::'1,in: Iwing famous actor .nd ,heatre ",.nager, ])a"id

barr,,1 fn. " d ... ",ing ,ho:: m.le nude_ Ofl ",hich the G arrick _ until she h.d sufficient funds to I>ur

"'mt:ntiofls of hi,,,. y p.inting n:,tt:d _ she her own house and ""uld 'urn to history

under ... "", S<"'I"",I J'calS of 1""I"""~>n in Italy p.inting. Promnt"j by Joshu. RL")'nolds,

IlCh"arr~inginLofl'~)f)"'theageof''''''''''y-fi,,:. Kauffm.nn bttame • fOlmder m':I"her of

A< a child pmdigy. Kauff,,"nn 'poL" ~Jur L')f)don's Roy.'! Academy of An, contribu ,ing

iangu:tges, piay"l music. nd abmt: all ,he coukl no k:w<r than four da,;siClI C<lO"p,>sitions.

p.in~ c<lO"I~eting h<r first """u"ission"j "". l Zuffany 1" intI:d 711, Awl""iaa"'"f,b, Royal

at the age of ,wel,t:. She , ... "cOed widely ",ith Acwlmry in 1772 to ",,,,u,,e,mr.tt: ,ho:: o"":lsion.

her fa,h<r, filling in the b:u::kgllJuntis nJ his lrllfliCllly, it ,,"" dt:cid,,1 that ,ho:: "lCmllClS wen:

mu ... ls. She "'>ntinu<,j to m::..::i,,, "",u"is,ions to be ar ... ngt:d around. nude male ,,>odd. so in

and est! bli,hed. "'I", .. tion in h<r '''''n righ~ ,.,icr nJ include tho:: 'wo w,."en aCl,k,,,ici'n< _

following 'he NeoclassiC'.1 example of ,he ,\hry ,\Io",r and K.uff""nn _ ZofEtnr

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and 'P"ia/i;:rd in tragic Sba«?arian btrtJind. Muffm""n '"Ilk" tl!< '""'t

ofb,r ftriking rro bair, Imt "'i,hom a bim </ ,I!< cll/lip/,xi"" ,bat Hartlty

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