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Insane Maria
Insane Maria is an oil painting by the Rococo painting artist Angelica Kauffmann. It dates from 1789 and is held in the collection of the Hermitage Museum.
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Overview
Insane Maria is an oil painting created by Angelica Kauffmann in 1789, now held at the State Hermitage Museum.
Subject & Meaning
The painting depicts a distraught woman in a flowing white dress, seated on a rock with a red cloth, accompanied by a kneeling man in dark attire and a small white dog, set against a backdrop of trees and a cloudy blue sky.
Technique & Style
The work is characteristic of Kauffmann's style, which often featured genre scenes with a focus on narrative and emotional expression.
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Artist
Maria Anna Angelika Kauffmann, usually known in English as Angelica Kauffman, was a Swiss painter who had a successful career in London and Rome.
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