Artist: Anton Raphael Mengs (1728 - 1779)
Nationality: German
Movement: Neoclassicism
Media: Painting
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Biography:
Anton Raphael Mengs began studying art at the age of twelve. He traveled to Rome and stayed there for four years. He then returned to Dresden and achieved success as a pastel portrait painter. He traveled to Rome in 1746 and began using oils and converted to Catholicism. He spent the majority of his life in Italy after that where he painted altarpieces, frescos, and Grand Tour portraits. He was admitted to the Accademia di San Luca in Rome and taught at the Accademia del Nudo.

Artworks in Museum Collections: (100)
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art -
The Vision of Saint Anthony of Padua Anton Raphael Mengs (German, 1728-1779)Ivory; 5 1/8 x
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Anton Raphael Mengs Adam and Eve before God drawing: chalk 18th century
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Anton Raphael Mengs The Last Supper black ink, gray wash red chalk 18th century
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Anton Raphael Mengs Susanna and the Elders drawing: red chalk 18th century
The Metropolitan Museum of Art -
Johann Joachim Winckelmann (1717-1768), shortly after 1755 Anton Raphael Mengs (German, 1728-1779)Oil on canvas; 25
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Anton Raphael Mengs - Self-Portrait c. 1765-75 oil on canvas Cleveland Museum of Art German
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Anton Raphael Mengs - Infante Don Luis de Borbon c. 1776 oil on canvas Cleveland Museum of Art German
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts -
Artist: Anton Raffael Mengs Title: Studies of Virgin and Child Date: 18th century Medium: black
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Anton Raphael Mengs - Portrait of John Viscount Garlies, later 7th Earl of Galloway, as Master of Garlies 1758 oil on canvas Los Angeles County Museum of Art German
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JosÈ Joaquin Fabregat Mater Dolorosa Engraving 1769
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Giovanni Volpato Descent from the Cross Engraving and etching 18th - 19th century
Museum of Fine Arts -
Raphael Mengs, German, 1728-1779 The Entombment 18th century Sight: 155.6 x 118.4 cm (61 1/4
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Christian Friedrich Boetius Portrait of the painter Johannas (Giovanni Battista) Casanova Crayon manner Engraving 18th century
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Angelo Campanella The Wall Painting on an Ancient Roman House, after a drawing by Anton von Maron Engraving 1786
The Metropolitan Museum of Art -
Portrait of a Gentleman, ca. 1770 Henry Benbridge (1743-1812)AmericanWatercolor on ivory; 1 1/4 x 1
The Metropolitan Museum of Art -
The Chariot of Aurora Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (Italian, Venetian, 1696-1770)Oil on canvas; 35 1/2 x
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Anton Lehmden Laxenberg Etching 1962
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Anton Lehmden Bestie (Beast) Etching 1962
The Metropolitan Museum of Art -
The Savoyards Anton Dieffenbach (German, 1831-1904)Oil on canvas; 17 1/2 x 14 3/8 in. (44.5
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Michael Wohlgemuth Liber chronicarum ([Nuremberg: Anton Koberger, 1493]) Book with over 1800 woodcuts 1493
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Jacques-Emile Blanche - Self-Portrait with Raphael de Ochoa 1890 oil on fabric Cleveland Museum of Art French
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Sir Anthony van Dyck - The Prefect Raphael Ragius c. 1625 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art Flemish
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Anton Mauve In the Pasture oil on canvas 19th century
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Anton Overlaet [Man with a broom] 18th century
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Anton Overlaet [Fishermen] 18th century
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Anton de Wael The Prodigal Son 17th century
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Anton Overlaet Four men arching 18th century
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Anton de Wael The Prodigal Son 17th century
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Anton Overlaet Four men bowling 18th century
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Michael Wohlgemuth Nuremberga, woodcut on f. C of the book Liber chronicarum ([Nuremberg: Anton Koberger, 1493]) woodcut 15th - 16th century
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Michael Wohlgemuth untitled, woodcut on f. II of the book Liber chronicarum ([Nuremberg: Anton Koberger, 1493]) woodcut 15th - 16th century
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Michael Wohlgemuth untitled, woodcut on f. CCLXII of the book Liber chronicarum ([Nuremberg: Anton Koberger, 1493]) woodcut 15th - 16th century
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Michael Wohlgemuth untitled, woodcut on f. XXXVII of the book Liber chronicarum ([Nuremberg: Anton Koberger, 1493]) woodcut 15th - 16th century
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Christian Glassbach Christian Anton Brunneman 18th century
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Benjamin West - Mrs. West with Raphael West c. 1770 oil on canvas Cleveland Museum of Art American
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Anton Refregier Untitled Lithograph 20th century
The Metropolitan Museum of Art -
The Return to the Fold Anton Mauve (Dutch, 1838-1888)Oil on canvas; 19 3/4 x 33
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Anton Refregier San Francisco '34 Waterfront Strike screenprint 1949
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Anton Wachsmann Schleiermacher 18th - 19th century
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Anton Overlaet Old man with beard, fur trimmed coat and cap 18th century
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Benjamin West - Portrait of Mrs. Bengamin West and Her Son, Raphael c. 1770 oil on canvas Utah Museum of Fine Arts American
The Metropolitan Museum of Art -
Giuliano de" Medici (1479-1516), Duke of Nemours Copy after Raphael (16th century)Tempera and oil on
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Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres - The Betrothal of Raphael and the Niece of Cardinal Bibbiena 1813 oil on paper mounted The Walters Art Museum French
J. Paul Getty Museum -
Studies for the Disputa
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Anton Overlaet Man and woman seated at road, eating 18th century
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Anton Overlaet Old woman reading letter etching 18th century
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Carl Anton Heinrich M¸cke The Playmates wood engraving 19th century
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Anton Overlaet Two couples in wagon drawn by three horses 18th century
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Anton Heyboer Untitled Etching in brown and orange 1958
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Anton Heyboer Untitled Etching in brown 20th century
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Simon Anton (Stewan) Lamsweerde Henricus Alting, etc. 17th century
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Simon Anton (Stewan) Lamsweerde Jacob Alting 17th century
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Anton Wachsmann Carl Friedrich Wiebeking 18th - 19th century
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Anton Overlaet One couple dancing in yard, musicians and man watching 18th century
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Anton Overlaet Landscape with road and traveller, stream and fisherman 18th century
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Simon Anton (Stewan) Lamsweerde Professor Ubbo Emmius 17th century
The Metropolitan Museum of Art -
Twilight Anton Mauve (Dutch, 1838-1888)Oil on canvas; 25 7/8 x 17 7/8 in. (65.7 x
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Anton Wierix Lingua Index Cordis Engraving 16th - 17th century
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Anton Wierix Virgin holding Child Engraving 16th - 17th century
J. Paul Getty Museum -
The Holy Family
The Metropolitan Museum of Art -
Gathering Wood Anton Mauve (Dutch, 1838-1888)Oil on canvas; 16 1/2 x 13 in. (41.9 x
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J.S.L. Halle Gerhard Ulrich Anton Vieth 18th - 19th century
J. Paul Getty Museum -
St. Paul Rending His Garments
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M. Knabig Anton , King of Saxony 19th century
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M. Knabig Anton, King of Saxony 19th century
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Giovanni Jacopo Caraglio The Annunciation, after Raphael Engraving 16th century
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J.A.J. Wilcox Portrait of Anton Parsons Hotaling engraving 19th century
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Anton Wierix Margaret, Queen of Philip III of Spain Engraving 16th - 17th century
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Anton Wierix Pater Joannes of Jesus Maria Engraving 16th - 17th century
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Sir Robert Strange Portrait of Raphael ENG 1789
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Anton F. J. Schutz Heart of San Francisco (Market & Montgomery Streets) Etching circa 1930
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Joseph Raphael The Town Crier and His Family oil on canvas 19th - 20th century
The Metropolitan Museum of Art -
A Shepherdess and Her Flock Anton Mauve (Dutch, 1838-1888)Oil on canvas; 17 7/8 x 25
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Pietro Salvatori Il Violinista, after Raphael Engraving 19th century
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Anton Derkzen van Angeren Mooring posts and Steamers (Landing stage) etching 1913
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Anton Derkzen van Angeren Cottage with garden and figure of man etching 19th - 20th century
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Carlo Pestrini L'Innocenza, after Raphael Engraving 1809
The Metropolitan Museum of Art -
The Judgment of Paris, ca. 1510-1520 Marcantonio Raimondi (Italian, Argini ? ca. 1480 - before
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Anton Wierix Portrait of William D.G. Palatin of the Rhein and Bavaria Engraving 16th - 17th century
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Anton Wierix One of 57 engravings out of the CHURCH YEAR SERIES (Plate 16) Engravings 16th - 17th century
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Anton Wierix One of 57 engravings out of the CHURCH YEAR SERIES (Plate 25) Engravings 16th - 17th century
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Anton Wierix One of 57 engravings out of the CHURCH YEAR SERIES (Plate 30) Engravings 16th - 17th century
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Anton Wierix One of 57 engravings out of the CHURCH YEAR SERIES (Plate 31) Engravings 16th - 17th century
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Anton Wierix One of 57 engravings out of the CHURCH YEAR SERIES (Plate 32) Engravings 16th - 17th century
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Anton Wierix One of 57 engravings out of the CHURCH YEAR SERIES (Plate 105) Engravings 16th - 17th century
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Anton Wierix One of 57 engravings out of the CHURCH YEAR SERIES (Plate 37) Engravings 16th - 17th century
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Anton Wierix One of 57 engravings out of the CHURCH YEAR SERIES (Plate 36) Engravings 16th - 17th century
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Anton Wierix One of 57 engravings out of the CHURCH YEAR SERIES (Plate 34) Engravings 16th - 17th century
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Anton Wierix One of 57 engravings out of the CHURCH YEAR SERIES (Plate 33) Engravings 16th - 17th century
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Anton Wierix One of 57 engravings out of the CHURCH YEAR SERIES (Plate 106) Engravings 16th - 17th century
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Anton Wierix One of 57 engravings out of the CHURCH YEAR SERIES (Plate 145) Engravings 16th - 17th century
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Anton Wierix One of 57 engravings out of the CHURCH YEAR SERIES (Plate 141) Engravings 16th - 17th century
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Anton Wierix One of 57 engravings out of the CHURCH YEAR SERIES (Plate 140) Engravings 16th - 17th century
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Anton Wierix One of 57 engravings out of the CHURCH YEAR SERIES (Plate 146) Engravings 16th - 17th century
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Anton Wierix One of 57 engravings out of the CHURCH YEAR SERIES (Plate 147) Engravings 16th - 17th century
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Anton Wierix One of 57 engravings out of the CHURCH YEAR SERIES (Plate 137) Engravings 16th - 17th century
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Anton Wierix One of 57 engravings out of the CHURCH YEAR SERIES (Plate 39) Engravings 16th - 17th century
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Anton Wierix One of 57 engravings out of the CHURCH YEAR SERIES (Plate 142) Engravings 16th - 17th century
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Anton Wierix One of 57 engravings out of the CHURCH YEAR SERIES (Plate 64) Engravings 16th - 17th century
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Anton Wierix One of 57 engravings out of the CHURCH YEAR SERIES (Plate 143) Engravings 16th - 17th century

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Fogg Art Museum, Harvard: Timeless Beauty: Representing the Ideal in Neoclassical Drawing
Timeless Beauty examines the origins, development, and ultimate dissolution of the drawing style of extreme linearity favored by artists working in the Neoclassical mode. Beginning in the 1750’s and lasting into the early decades of the 1800’s, arti...
Museum of Fine Art Houston: Art of Rome in the 18th Century
In the 18th century, Rome's civic and religious leaders commissioned exceptional artists from throughout Europe to construct and embellish churches, palaces, fountains, public ...
Philadelphia Museum of Art: The Splendor of 18th-Century Rome
A strong sense of their city's cultural centrality encouraged Rome's 18th-century civic and religious leaders to construct or embellish numerous churches, palaces, fountains, public plazas (piazze), gardens and gallerie...

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