Johann Winckelmann

1764, published 1780

Angelica Kauffmann

Associated Names
Angelica Kauffmann

Artist, Swiss, 1741 - 1807

The image shows a seated individual from the waist up, in a thoughtful pose with arms resting on an open book on a table. The person has distinct features like deep-set eyes and slightly wavy hair styled away from the face, wearing draped clothing. The setting includes a table cluttered with papers and drawings, against a background of fine lines suggesting an indoor setting, possibly a study, as indicated by the presence of an open book and manuscript.

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Artwork overview


Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

2010

  • From La Serenissima to the Eternal City: The Grand Tour in 18th Century Venice and Rome, The Mitchell Gallery, St. John's College, Annapolis, 2010, unnumbered catalogue.

Bibliography

1864

  • Andresen, Andreas. Der deutsche Peintre-Graveur, oder die deutschen Maler als Kupferstecher nach ihrem Leben und ihren Werken. Leipzig: Verlag von Alexander Danz., 1878; vol. V, no. 2, ii/ii.

Inscriptions

center center plate: Angelica Kauffman dipin. e. inc. in Roma anno 1764. / IO. WINCKELMANN . Antiq. Pontif. et Graec.L. in Biblioth. Vatic. / Published Oct 1st 1780

Wikidata ID

Q74896173

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