Angelica KAUFFMAN. Dama con libro aperto. Coira, 30 ottobre 1741 – Roma, 5 novembre 1807 Disegno su carta a matita grassa nera e sanguigna.140x125mm. Margini. Buono stato di conservazione. Splendido disegno di Angelica Kauffman, preparatorio per una incisione. Fu il padre, Johann Joseph Kauffmann, anch’egli pittore, ad avviarla verso la carriera artistica. Nel 1754 la portò a Milano, dove studiò la pittura indirizzandosi principalmente nella realizzazione di ritratti. Visitò Roma, Parma, Bologna, Modena e Venezia, dove venne celebrata per il suo innegabile talento. Si recò a Londra, dove completò diversi dipinti antichi e, soprattutto, risultò l’unica donna tra i fondatori della Royal Academy of Arts, celebre istituzione artistica inglese che, sin dalla sua creazione, si occupa di ospitare mostre ed esposizioni d’arte di celebri opere provenienti da ogni parte del mondo. Sposò l’artista veneziano Antonio Zucchi, trasferendosi in seguito a Roma, dove conobbe, tra gli altri, il filosofo e scrittore tedesco Johann Volfgang von Goethe, e dove morì, il 5 novembre 1807. Nota per la scelta di soggetti a carattere prettamente storico, ha realizzato molti dipinti famosi come Penelope al telaio, Il colore, Il disegno, La composizione, Il genio, Virgilio che legge l’Eneide ad Augusto e Ottavia, Amore e Psiche, Cornelia madre dei gracchi, oltre che svariati ritratti di personaggi celebri come la regina Carlotta d’Inghilterra, e diversi autoritratti e incisioni.
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Drawing on paper in black and sanguine pencil. 140x125mm. Margins. Good condition.Beautiful drawing by Angelica Kauffman, preparatory for an engraving. It was his father, Johann Joseph Kauffmann, who was also his painter, who initiated her into an artistic career. In 1754 he took her to Milan, where he studied painting, focusing mainly on portraits. He visited Rome, Parma, Bologna, Modena and Venice, where he was celebrated for his undeniable talent. English artist who, since its creation, has been taking care of hosting exhibitions and art exhibitions of famous works from all over the world. He married the Venetian artist Antonio Zucchi, later moving to Rome, where he met, among others, the German philosopher and writer Johann Volfgang von Goethe, and where he died, 5 November 1807. Known for the choice of subjects of a purely historical nature, he created many famous paintings such as “Penelope al telaio, Il colore, Il disegno, La composizione, Il genio, Virgilio che legge l’Eneide ad Augusto e Ottavia, Amore e Psiche, Cornelia madre dei Gracchi “, as well as several portraits of celebrities such as Queen Carlotta of England, and several self-portraits and engravings.
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