Great Art Jigsaw

Angelica Kauffman (Swiss, 1741-1807)
Full name Maria Anna Angelika/Angelica Katharina Kauffmann. Although she was born in Switzerland, Kauffman grew up in Austria and spent several years in England (1776-1781) where she became a great friend of the artist Joshua Reynolds.
She painted portraits, literary and history subjects.
Read more about Kauffman at Wikipedia.

Cornelia, Mother of the Gracchi, Pointing to her Children as Her Treasures 1785
The Cornelia in the painting is Cornelia Scipionis Africana (190BC-100BC), daughter of Scipio Africanus (the Roman statesman who defeated Hannibal) and the mother of the Roman reformers Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus. Because of her upstanding lifestyle, she is remembered as the model of a virtuous Roman woman.
Read more about Cornelia at Gens Sempronia and Wikipedia.
This painting is owned by Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and you can see a large image here.


Cornelia is the subject of many paintings. Here are links to just a few:

	Noël HALLÉ Cornelia, Mother of the Gracchi 1779 at the National Gallery of Australia
	Jean-François-Pierre Peyron Cornelia, Mother of the Gracchi 1781 at The National Gallery.
	Laurent de la La Hyre Cornelia pushes away Ptolemy's crown 1646 Magyar Szépmüvészeti Múzeum Large image here
	Joseph-Benoît Suvée Cornelia, mother of the Gracchi 1795 Louvre Large image here