![]() Kauffman represented strong female bodies inspired by examples from the Italian Renaissance. When displayed in the ceiling, the paintings are paired, with one practical and one theoretical at each side of the room. In Invention the figure looks to the sky for inspiration and in Composition she is deep in thought with her head in her hands. ![]() In Design and Colour the figures are physically engaged in the act of creation whereas in Composition and Invention the figures are engaged in reflection. They represent Joshua Reynold’s theories in his Discourses on Art, given in lectures at the Royal Academy and later published in 1788. Some contemporary references also used the title Colouring. ![]() Angelica Kauffman’s four paintings collectively represent the ‘Elements of Art’: Invention, Composition, Design and Colour.
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