Where to See Angelica Kauffman

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About Angelica Kauffman

Three Leagues · 1741–1807 · Neoclassicism

Swiss-born Neoclassical painter and Royal Academy co-founder, celebrated for history paintings placing women at the centre of classical narrative.

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Angelica Kauffman's works are held in 62 museums worldwide, including National Trust, Yale Center for British Art, and Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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🇦🇺 Australia

1 museum

🇦🇹 Austria

2 museums

🇫🇮 Finland

1 museum

🇫🇷 France

1 museum

🇩🇪 Germany

7 museums

🇮🇪 Ireland

1 museum

🇮🇹 Italy

1 museum

🇵🇱 Poland

2 museums

🇷🇺 Russia

2 museums

🇪🇸 Spain

2 museums

🇸🇪 Sweden

1 museum

🇨🇭 Switzerland

1 museum

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

15 museums

🇺🇸 United States

13 museums

12 more museums hold works by Angelica Kauffman with smaller collections, not listed here.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Who was Angelica Kauffman?
    Angelica Kauffman was a Swiss painter who achieved fame as one of the few successful female history painters of the 18th century. Born in Chur in 1741[4], Kauffman grew up painting commissions across Austria and Italy. In 1764[4], she was elected to Rome's Accademia Nazionale di San Luca.
  • What is Angelica Kauffman known for?
    Angelica Kauffman is known for being one of the few successful female history painters of the 18th century. She was also one of only two female founding members of the Royal Academy. Her most celebrated work is Cornelia, Mother of the Gracchi (c.1785[4], Virginia Museum of Fine Arts).
  • What was Angelica Kauffman's art style?
    Angelica Kauffman's art shifted from her father's Rococo training toward Neoclassicism[4]. Her celebrated work, Cornelia, Mother of the Gracchi, is described as a paradigmatic Enlightenment exemplum virtutis, composed with the severity and low-relief clarity characteristic of Neoclassicism. She consistently placed women at the centre of historical action rather than at its weeping margins.

Sources

Where to See guide aggregates verified holdings of Angelica Kauffman's works across the following collections.

  1. [1] academic Angelica Kauffmann Used for: biography.
  2. [2] academic Britannica Editors, Angelica Kauffmann | Painter, Neoclassical style Used for: biography.
  3. [3] academic Wendy Wassyng Roworth, The Gentle Art of Persuasion: Angelica Kauffman's Praxiteles and Phryne Used for: stylistic analysis.
  4. [4] wikipedia Wikipedia: Angelica Kauffman Used for: biography.
  5. [5] book Jesse Bryant Wilder, Art History For Dummies Used for: biography, stylistic analysis.
  6. [6] book Palmer, Allison Lee, Historical Dictionary of Neoclassical Art and Architecture Used for: biography, stylistic analysis.
  7. [7] book Milam, Jennifer Dawn, Historical Dictionary of Rococo Art Used for: biography, stylistic analysis.
  8. [8] museum Angelica Kauffman 1741–1807 | Tate Used for: biography.
  9. [9] museum Angelica Kauffmann, A Nymph Drawing her Bow on a Youth Used for: museum holdings.

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