Title
Academicians of the Royal Academy
Description
Zoffanys group portrait of members of the London Royal Academy reveals how mainstream artists were taught in the 1770s. The painting shows artists, all men, setting up a life-drawing class and engaging in lively conversation. The studio is decorated with the Academys study collection of Classical statues and plaster copies. Propriety prohibited the presence of women in life-drawing studios, so Zoffany includes Royal Academicians Mary Moser and Angelica Kauffmann in portraits on the wall on the right.
Creator
Johann Zoffany
Source
Stokstad, Marilyn
Art History, 4th ed., Upper Saddle River, N. J.: Pearson Education, 2010 (9780205800377)
Publisher
Department of Visual Studies
University at Buffalo
Date
1771 - 1772
CE
Contributor
Joe Easterly
Rights
Use for educational purposes only. Single copies (print, photocopy, download) are permitted for personal study, research and teaching.
Type
oil paintings (visual works)
paintings (visual works)
Still Image
Identifier
VS4571964
vw-20100831-1
Date Created
2011-09-07
Date Modified
2011-09-07
Is Part Of
Visual Resources Collection
VS001
Extent
47 1/2 x 59 1/2
Medium
oil on canvas
Spatial Coverage
The Royal Collection, Windsor Castle, England.
Audience
AHI101
UB Only
Collection
Tags
Citation
Johann Zoffany, “Academicians of the Royal Academy,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed April 26, 2024, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/items/show/36343.