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MENGS, Anton Raphael
German Neoclassical Painter, 1728-1779
Painter and writer, brother of Theresia Concordia Mengs. His early career was at the Dresden court; thereafter he worked principally in Rome and Madrid, notably on the frescoes at the Villa Albani and the Palacio Real respectively. As an early exponent of Neo-classicism he produced some impressive classical and religious scenes, though he was most accomplished as a portrait painter. Under the influence of Johann Joachim Winckelmann he also wrote some theoretical works, of which the most important is the Gedanken ber die Schenheit und ber den Geschmack in der Malerey (1762). Although acclaimed during his lifetime
Related Paintings of MENGS, Anton Raphael :. | Portrait of Johann Joachim Winckelman | Glory of St Eusebius | Portrat eines Architekten | The Adoration of the Shepherds | Charles III | Related Artists: Max KlingerGerman Symbolist Painter and Sculptor, 1857-1920
German painter, printmaker, sculptor and writer. He was one of the most versatile German artistic personalities of the turn of the 20th century and was especially celebrated for his cycles of prints, which were influential. Domenica Battagliapainted La Fontana delle Paperelle, Napoli, in
1842/46-1904 Alfred de Dreux1810 - 1860
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