Angelika Kauffmann
1741-1807,Swiss neoclassical painter and graphic artist. From her youth she was known for her artistic, musical, and linguistic abilities. She went to England, where she enjoyed success as a fashionable portrait painter and decorator. A protegee of Sir Joshua Reynolds, Kauffman was one of the original members of the Royal Academy. She often decorated houses designed by the Adam brothers. After her marriage in 1781 to the Venetian painter Antonio Zucchi, she lived in Italy, where she flourished in artistic and literary circles. Reynolds, Winckelmann, Goethe, and Garrick commissioned her to paint their portraits. Representative works include Religion (National Gall., London); Self-Portrait (Staatliche Museen, Berlin); and the etchings of L'Allegra and La Pensierosa. The British Museum has a collection of her drawings and prints. Related Paintings of Angelika Kauffmann :. | Die Irre Marie | Der Friede und Plutos | Selbstbidnis mit Zeichenstift | Hl Matthaus | Allegorie des Herbstes | Related Artists: Walter Jack DuncanHe was born in Indianapolis, Indiana .
American, 1881-1941 Luca Carlevaris1665-1731
Italian
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Luca Carlevarijs or Carlevaris (1663 - 1730) was an Italian painter of landscapes (vedutista).
Carlevarijs was born in Udine, but worked mostly in Venice. His veduta of Venice are among the earliest Baroque depictions of the city. He was influenced by the Dutch painter active in Rome, Caspar van Wittel (often called Vanvitelli). The painters Canaletto and Antonio Visentini are said to have been highly influenced by or pupils of his. Johan Richter did work with him. Antonio Munoz DegrainSpanish , Valencia, 1840 - M - laga, 1924
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