Invention
Artist: Angelica Kauffman RA (Swiss, 1741-1807)
Date: ca. 1778-1780
Medium: Oil on canvas
Royal Academy of Arts, London, United Kingdom
Description
This painting depicts Invention and is one of the four 'Elements of Art' that Kauffman was commissioned to paint for the ceilings of the Royal Academy's new Council Chamber in Somerset House which opened in 1780. The Elements include Invention, Design, Composition and Colouring.













