“Amico, mi chiedi perchè Como mi sia sempre nel pensiero.” Lettere e novità per un soggiorno lariano di Angelica Kauffmann

Two unpublished letters by Angelica Kauffmann to members of the Raimondi family in Como provide new information about the painter’s trip to Central and Northern Italy during summer-autumn 1802. The paper investigates the contents of the two documents focusing on the relationships between Angelica, Italian patrons and cultural élites at the beginning of the XIX century.