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ANGELICA KAUFFMANN
No. 1.
No. 2.
great dignity and sweetness. The inspiration was taken from the Gospels
of St Luke and of St Mark. Another picture for the above named gentle-
man, height io| spans by 9 spans. It represents the Annunciation.
The composition of this picture is considered new and different from
other pictures treating this subject. It is quite plain and simple and
only consists of the Angel, the Virgin and the Holy Ghost who appears
in full Glory His splendour fills with Light the small room where the
Virgin was in when the Angel appeared to her. In the face of the Virgin
is expressed, or at least I meant to express it the moment of transition
from Her astonishment to Her acceptance and resignation. She is
kneeling with her thoughts already turned towards Heaven. The
Angel is standing clothed in white and indicates to her, the Holy Ghost,
Spiritus Sanctus superveniat. in te.—
A picture of life size half length figures representing Peace playing with
the God Pluto still a child. She brings him a branch of Olive.
[The following descriptions are on other loose leaves of manuscript.]
Notes of the works of Angelica Kauffman. The prophet Ahijah already
blind, Jeroboam’s wife comes to consult him about the health and
fate of her son, On the face of the woman is expressed the greatest
surprise at having been recognised by Ahijah tho’ he is blind and at
having been told the fate of her son, before she even addressed the
prophet.
The prophet Nathan tells David what will be the punishment for his
crime. In this picture is depicted the great firmness of the prophet and
David’s confusion in hearing pronounced the words “ Tu es ille vir ”
This picture was painted for Cardinal Zelada. The figures are life size
half lengths.
A picture height 10 spans width 7 spans with life size figures representing
Love and Pysche, in the moment when Pysche having returned from
Proserpine contrary to the orders she had been given, she opens a small
vase containing a liquor (for beautifying) which she was to bring to
Venus. The fumes which emanated from the opened vase have made
her nearly faint and swoon. Love comforts her and wipes her tears
with her own hair. The subject enabled me to depict a very tender
and delicate expression, and the picture is really interesting The back-
ground of the picture is the doorway of Hades surrounded by rocks
and boscage.
Her Highness Princess Anhalt-Dessau possesses this above mentioned
picture.1 The artist also did the portrait of the Princess Dessau when
the said Princess was in Rome.
A picture width 5 spans, height 5 spans 4, with figures of about 3 spans
representing Ulysses in the Island of Circe at the moment when having
come out of the bath and being dressed in dignified garments, he is
sitting next to a table on which are various kinds of fruits, which are
being offered to him by four of the most beautifull young maidens of
Circe. She comes up to him and tries to coax him to take some food,
but he refuses to take any food or beverages whatsoever, If Circe does
not first restore to their human forms, his companions whom she, Circe,
had transformed into beasts. This picture belongs to an English
cavalier (Knight?).
This still belongs to the Prince of Anhalt-Dessau.
ANGELICA KAUFFMANN
No. 1.
No. 2.
great dignity and sweetness. The inspiration was taken from the Gospels
of St Luke and of St Mark. Another picture for the above named gentle-
man, height io| spans by 9 spans. It represents the Annunciation.
The composition of this picture is considered new and different from
other pictures treating this subject. It is quite plain and simple and
only consists of the Angel, the Virgin and the Holy Ghost who appears
in full Glory His splendour fills with Light the small room where the
Virgin was in when the Angel appeared to her. In the face of the Virgin
is expressed, or at least I meant to express it the moment of transition
from Her astonishment to Her acceptance and resignation. She is
kneeling with her thoughts already turned towards Heaven. The
Angel is standing clothed in white and indicates to her, the Holy Ghost,
Spiritus Sanctus superveniat. in te.—
A picture of life size half length figures representing Peace playing with
the God Pluto still a child. She brings him a branch of Olive.
[The following descriptions are on other loose leaves of manuscript.]
Notes of the works of Angelica Kauffman. The prophet Ahijah already
blind, Jeroboam’s wife comes to consult him about the health and
fate of her son, On the face of the woman is expressed the greatest
surprise at having been recognised by Ahijah tho’ he is blind and at
having been told the fate of her son, before she even addressed the
prophet.
The prophet Nathan tells David what will be the punishment for his
crime. In this picture is depicted the great firmness of the prophet and
David’s confusion in hearing pronounced the words “ Tu es ille vir ”
This picture was painted for Cardinal Zelada. The figures are life size
half lengths.
A picture height 10 spans width 7 spans with life size figures representing
Love and Pysche, in the moment when Pysche having returned from
Proserpine contrary to the orders she had been given, she opens a small
vase containing a liquor (for beautifying) which she was to bring to
Venus. The fumes which emanated from the opened vase have made
her nearly faint and swoon. Love comforts her and wipes her tears
with her own hair. The subject enabled me to depict a very tender
and delicate expression, and the picture is really interesting The back-
ground of the picture is the doorway of Hades surrounded by rocks
and boscage.
Her Highness Princess Anhalt-Dessau possesses this above mentioned
picture.1 The artist also did the portrait of the Princess Dessau when
the said Princess was in Rome.
A picture width 5 spans, height 5 spans 4, with figures of about 3 spans
representing Ulysses in the Island of Circe at the moment when having
come out of the bath and being dressed in dignified garments, he is
sitting next to a table on which are various kinds of fruits, which are
being offered to him by four of the most beautifull young maidens of
Circe. She comes up to him and tries to coax him to take some food,
but he refuses to take any food or beverages whatsoever, If Circe does
not first restore to their human forms, his companions whom she, Circe,
had transformed into beasts. This picture belongs to an English
cavalier (Knight?).
This still belongs to the Prince of Anhalt-Dessau.