Kirsten Tambling: Sense & Sensibility
Kirsten Tambling discusses the book "Mrs Kauffman and Madame Le Brun: The Entwined Lives of Two Great Eighteenth-Century Women Artists" by Franny Moyle.
About the Book
The book explores the lives of two great 18th-century women artists, Angelica Kauffman and Madame Le Brun. Angelica Kauffman was a talented artist and musician, adept with a glass harmonica. She was also skilled at playing the cittern and reciting poetry.
Visiting her London studio in 1768, the Danish poet Helfrich Peter Sturz described her eliciting haunting chimes from a set of gradated glasses, with ‘her large expressive eyes devoutly cast upwards’.
Artistic Career
In 1767, Kauffman depicted the Duchess of Brunswick, in flowing classical drapery of sumptuous white and blue, holding her infant son. Her studio was a hub of creative activity, with guests often attending portrait sittings.
Author's summary: Exploring 18th-century women artists.
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