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Anton Raphael Mengs (12 March 1728 – 29 June 1779) was a German painter, active in Dresden, Rome, and Madrid, who while painting in the Rococo period of the mid-18th century became one of the precursors to Neoclassical painting, which replaced Rococo as the dominant painting style in Europe.
- German
- Neoclassical
Anton Raphael Mengs lived in the XVIII cent., a remarkable figure of German Neoclassicism and Baroque. Find more works of this artist at Wikiart.org – best visual art database.
- German
- March 22, 1728
- Germany
- June 29, 1779
Mar 26, 2024 · Anton Raphael Mengs (born March 22, 1728, Aussig, Bohemia [now Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic]—died June 29, 1779, Rome, Papal States [Italy]) was a Bohemian painter who was perhaps the leading artist of early Neoclassicism. Mengs, Anton Raphael: Portrait of William Burton Conyngham.
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Anton Raphael Mengs. German Painter. Born: March 12, 1728 - Ústí nad Labem, Bohemia, Habsburg Empire (Now the Czech Republic) Died: June 29, 1779 - Rome, Papal States. Movements and Styles: The Rococo. , Baroque Art and Architecture. , Neoclassicism.
- March 12, 1728
- June 29, 1779
Title: Pleasure. Artist: Anton Raphael Mengs (German, Ústi nad Labem (Aussig) 1728–1779 Rome) Date: ca. 1754. Medium: Pastel on paper, laid down on canvas. Dimensions: Oval, 24 3/8 x 19 1/4 in. (61.9 x 48.9 cm) Classification: Pastels & Oil Sketches on Paper.
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1728 - 1779. Born in Bohemia, Anton Raphael Mengs was trained by his father Ismael Mengs. He was a child prodigy and received great encouragement. He first visited Rome in 1741 and spent much of his life there. He became court painter in Dresden in 1745.
Jan 20, 2016 · Self-Portrait. Anton Raphael Mengs German. 1776. On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 627. Born in Bohemia, today the Czech Republic, Mengs became an international celebrity, painting in Dresden, Rome, and Madrid in the third quarter of the eighteenth century.
