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Angelica Kauffman : art and sensibility

Author: Angela Rosenthal
Publisher: New Haven : Published for the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art by Yale University Press, ©2006.
Series: Paul Mellon Centre for studies in British art.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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"One of the most accomplished and internationally celebrated artists of the eighteenth century, Angelica Kauffman (1741-1807) established her reputation with sensitive portraits as well as ambitious history paintings. This major study explores the artist's work and career by considering how Kauffman reconciled the public and presumed masculine pursuit of painting with her role as woman artist and arbiter of private  Read more...
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Named Person: Angelica Kauffmann
Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Angela Rosenthal
ISBN: 0300103336 9780300103335
OCLC Number: 61461585
Language Note: Translated from the German.
Description: viii, 342 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), ports. (chiefly col.) ; 29 cm.
Contents: Introduction : becoming pictures --
Penelope and the weaving of narrative --
Intersubjective portrayal --
Sentimental spaces --
The inner Orient --
Kauffman's helicon --
Civilizing femininity --
The image of Angelica.
Series Title: Paul Mellon Centre for studies in British art.
Other Titles: Angelika Kauffmann.
Responsibility: Angela Rosenthal.
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Angelica Kauffman (1741-1807) established her reputation with sensitive portraits and ambitious history paintings. This study explores the artist's work and career, how she reconciled the public and  Read more...

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