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Beauty, supported by Prudence, Scorns the Offering of Folly by Angelica Kauffman — VisualArtsDB

Beauty, supported by Prudence, Scorns the Offering of Folly

Beauty, supported by Prudence, Scorns the Offering of Folly

Angelica Kauffman

1780

Dimensions: 65.5 × 65.5 cm
Genre: allegorical painting

Styles

Neoclassicism, Rococo

Tags

Mythologyallegories-and-symbols

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Ariadne left on the island of Naxos

Ariadne left on the island of Naxos

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Portrait of a Woman as a Vestal Virgin

Portrait of a Woman as a Vestal Virgin

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Portrait of John Simpson

Portrait of John Simpson

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Valentine Rescues Silvia in 'The Two Gentlemen of Verona'

Valentine Rescues Silvia in 'The Two Gentlemen of Verona'

Angelica Kauffman, 1789

Portrait of artist's husband, the painter Antonio Zucchi

Portrait of artist's husband, the painter Antonio Zucchi

Angelica Kauffman, 1781

Portrait of a Young Woman as a Sibyl

Portrait of a Young Woman as a Sibyl

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Family portrait of Catherine Petrovna Baryatinskiy

Family portrait of Catherine Petrovna Baryatinskiy

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Portrait of Louise Henrietta Campbell

Portrait of Louise Henrietta Campbell

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Self Portrait, the Artist Hesitating Between the Arts of Music and Painting

Self Portrait, the Artist Hesitating Between the Arts of Music and Painting

Angelica Kauffman, 1791

Christ and the Samaritan woman at the well

Christ and the Samaritan woman at the well

Angelica Kauffman, 1796

A portrait of John Morgan

A portrait of John Morgan

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Venus Persuades Helen to Accept the Love of Paris

Venus Persuades Helen to Accept the Love of Paris

Angelica Kauffman, 1790