Anton Raphael Mengs
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.
Anton Raphael Mengs | |
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Self-Portrait, c. 1775, Uffizi, Florence | |
| Born | 12 March 1728 Ústí nad Labem, Bohemia, Habsburg Empire |
| Died | 29 June 1779 (aged 51) Rome, Papal States |
| Nationality | German |
| Occupation | Painter |
| Movement | Neoclassical |
| Spouse(s) | Margarita Guazzi (m. 1748) |
| Children | Anna Maria Mengs |
| Relatives | Therese Mengs (sister) Julia Charlotte Mengs (sister) |
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