Monsignor Giuseppe Spina (1756–1828)
Artist, singer, member of Rome’s Accademia di San Luca and the Royal Academy in London, Kauffmann excelled at history painting, but her wealth and fame came from portraiture. In 1782, she and her second husband, Antonio Zucchi, settled permanently in Rome, where they became close friends with Giuseppe Spina. He was in his early forties and recently ordained when he sat to Kauffmann in January 1798. The elegant monsignor was a confidant of Pius VI and, in the service of the church, would become a skilled diplomat.
Artwork Details
- Title: Monsignor Giuseppe Spina (1756–1828)
- Artist: Angelica Kauffmann (Swiss, Chur 1741–1807 Rome)
- Date: 1798
- Medium: Oil on canvas
- Dimensions: 37 5/8 × 31 1/2 in. (95.5 × 80 cm)
- Classification: Paintings
- Credit Line: Gift of Carlo Orsi, 2016
- Object Number: 2016.392
- Curatorial Department: European Paintings
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