Cornelia, Mother of the Gracchi – Angelica Kauffman (1785) – Classical Canvas Print

Painted in 1785, Cornelia, Mother of the Gracchi by Angelica Kauffman is a landmark work of Neoclassical art and one of the most celebrated images of republican virtue in 18th-century painting. The scene draws from Roman history: Cornelia, mother of the reformers Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus, is asked to display her jewels. Instead, she gestures toward her children, declaring them her true treasures. Kauffman renders the moment with calm dignity, balanced composition, and a restrained emotional power that exemplifies classical ideals.

Kauffman was one of the most successful and respected artists of her era, as well as a founding member of London’s Royal Academy – an extraordinary achievement for a woman in the 18th century. Her handling of drapery, gesture, and architectural space reflects a deep engagement with antiquity, while the soft color palette and humane expressions lend the scene an intimacy that feels remarkably modern. The figures are idealized but not distant, inviting the viewer into a moral narrative rooted in family, virtue, and civic responsibility.

 

🖨️ Print features:

– Sustainable canvas stretched on radial pine frame

– Unique canvas coating for top-notch image quality

– Soft rubber dots on bottom back corners for support

– Safe latex inks for non-toxic printing

– Back hanging included

– Inner frame made with radiata pine sourced from renewable forests

– Please note: Due to the production process of the canvases, please allow for slight size deviations with a tolerance +/- 1/8″ (3.2mm)

– Care instructions: If the canvas does gather any dust, you may wipe it off gently with a clean, damp cloth.

 

🚚 Fulfillment and Shipping:

Printed and shipped from the U.S.

 

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