!!!Kauffmann, Angelika

Kauffmann, Angelika, b. Chur (Switzerland), Oct. 30, 1741, 
d. Rome (Italy), Jan. 5, 1807, painter, daughter and pupil of the 
Vorarlberg painter Joseph Johann K. from Schwarzenberg (family home 
and A. K. documentation in the museum of local history and culture), 
further studies in Lombardy, from 1763 stayed in the most important 
European art centres, 1766-1781 in London, where she became a member 
of the Royal Academy in 1768. From 1782 permanent residence in Rome, 
where she maintained close contact with Goethe, Herder, Winckelmann 
and others. Especially famous for her paintings influenced by English 
portrait paintings and for her works based on classical motifs. Her 
works, which also included altar paintings and frescos, combined 
rococo elements with classicist formal principles.

!Works
apostle paintings and the high altar painting in the parish 
church of Schwarzenberg; paintings in the provincial museum of 
Vorarlberg in Bregenz and the provincial museum of Tyrol in Innsbruck.

!Literature
B. Baumgaertel, A. K., 1990; W. Wassyng Roworth 
(ed.), A. K. A Continental Artist in Georgian England, 1992; W. 
Maierhofer, A. K., 1997; O. Sandner (ed.), A. K. und Rom, 
exhibition catalogue, Accademia Nazionale di San Luca, Rom 1998; B. 
Baumgaertel (ed.), A. K., 1998; NDB.


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