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 18th-century women artists, including Angelica Kauffman, who was a talented musician and artist.
Angelica Kauffman was a woman of many talents, adept with a glass harmonica, and also played the cittern and recited poetry to delight her guests.
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’.
- In 1767, Kauffman depicted the Duchess of Brunswick in a portrait, showcasing her artistic skills.
Author's summary: Discussing 18th-century women artists.