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Realistic acrylic painting of Angelika Kauffmann or Maria Anna Angelica Kauffmann (Chur, 30 October 1741 - Rome, 5 November 1807), a painter originally from Switzerland or Austria who also worked in England and Italy, painted by the Dutch fine artist Paul Meijering - the original painting is 90 x 120 cm

Angelika Kauffmann was born the daughter of a mediocre fresco painter, Johann Josef Kauffmann, who decorated several palaces and churches. In 1754, the family moved to Milan, where Angelika attracted attention with her pastel portraits at the age of 15. She grew up on Lake Como. Her mother taught her English, Italian and French. She was considered a child prodigy and amazed bishops with her singing and drawn portraits. After her mother's death in 1757, father and daughter moved to his native Bregenzerwald, where both worked on painting the parish church. From 1762, they visited cities such as Bologna, Florence and Rome to study classical antiquity and copy the old masters. She be...

For almost 33 years now, Paul Meijering has been active with the paint brushes. As a 17- year old inspired youngster he joined the Academy of Arts in Enschede (Holland) in order to receive a native training in drawing- and painting technique. At that time (1980) the tendency of the abstract was running riot, and to his dismay and disappointment Paul found that the trade of the ancient masters was merely 'old hat', the realistic art being disregarded and looked down upon. After two years of useless botchery, there was only one conclusion to draw: "get autodidact, be a self-taught person!" Paul then left the academy to work for a living, but at the back of his mind there always loomed the passion of his life: to paint. At his spare time...

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