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Tuccia the Vestal Virgin Holding a Lamp After Angelica Kauffman

Name: Tuccia the Vestal Virgin Holding a Lamp After Angelica Kauffman
Brand: Friedrich Hofelder
Price: 9500 USD
Availability: InStock

About the Item

An oil painting on canvas showing a portrait of a classical maiden depicted as a vestal virgin dressed in classical attire, having chestnut hair concealed by a guarnello or thin veil and holding a Roman oil lamp. The painting signed “F. Hofelder" on the lower right of the canvas was executed circa 1873 almost 100 years after the original by the late 18 Century neoclassical Swiss artist Angelika Kauffman. The virtually unknown Polish artist is likely to have copied the original painting hanging at the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister (Old Masters Picture Gallery) in the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen, Dresden, Germany. The Swiss-born artist Angelica Kauffman, (1741-1807), was widely copied in the late 19th century when neo-classicism was enjoying a resurgence and this canvas is most probably one of them. Kauffman trained with her father Joseph who specialized in mural decoration. A highly talented and precocious painter, her first independent works date from her teenage years. Kauffman lived and worked throughout her life in Italy, moving to Florence in 1762. In Italy she absorbed the neoclassical ideas that became widespread in artistic circles. During her early years in Rome from 1763 Kauffman studied classical sculpture and perfected technical issues such as perspective while also dating from this period is her portrait of Johann Joachim Winckelmann, one of the theoreticians of Neo-classicism. In 1766 Kauffman left for England in the company of Lady Wentworth and a few days after her arrival visited Joshua Reynolds’ studio. Kauffman arrived in England at a fortuitous moment when the precepts of the new style had begun to take firm hold. Two years later she was involved in the foundation of the Royal Academy where she exhibited her works. Throughout her career Kauffman worked as a history painter and on the decoration of interiors but she was primarily appreciated for her portraits. The oval portrait is mounted in a wonderfully elaborate carved and gilded frame.

Creator:

Friedrich Hofelder (Artist)

Dimensions:

Height: 55 in (139.7 cm)Width: 47 in (119.38 cm)Depth: 4 in (10.16 cm)

Style:

Neoclassical Revival (Of the Period)

Materials and Techniques:

Canvas,Painted

Place of Origin:

Germany

Period:

Late 19th Century

Date of Manufacture:

1873

Condition:

Wear consistent with age and use. The canvas needs to be stretched and presently shows cracklature. It has not been relined but it has a patch on the back indicative of an earlier repair.

Seller Location:

Vancouver, CA

Reference Number:

1stDibs: LU4631214638242

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