Marianne Kürzinger

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Marianne Kürzinger: Gallia schützt Bavaria, 1805

Marianne Kürzinger (1770, Munich – 1809) was a German painter. She was the daughter and pupil of , and was further instructed by Johann Jakob Dorner the Elder. She became so accomplished an artist that the nickname of "The Bavarian Angelica Kauffmann" was given to her.[1] Kauffman was an Austrian born artist who became a leading artist in Britain.[2] Kürzinger married the actor and singer Johann Kunz of Munich, and died in 1809. Her best paintings include:[1]

  • A Circassian Girl brought before the Sultan
  • Circassian Girl dressed by a Woman
  • Death of the first French Grenadier, La tour d'Auvergne
  • Christ on the Mount of Olives

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  • Public Domain This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: M. Bryan's Bryan's Dictionary of Painters and Engravers (1904)
  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Bryan 1904, p. 157.
  2. ^ "Documenting Anjelica Kauffman's Life and Art". JHU Journals. Retrieved 31 January 2013.

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