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Anton Raphael Mengs

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Also known as Anton Raphaël Mengs, Anton Rafael Mengs, Antonio Raffaele Mengz, Raphl. Mengs, Antonio Rafael Mengs, Chev. Mengs, Cav. Mengs, Raphael Menghs

German-Bohemian painter active in Dresden, Rome and Madrid (1728-1779)

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Born
1728
Died
1779
Works
34

Top works

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Germany
Active from
1728
Active to
1779

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Key facts

Born
( 1728-03-12 ) 12 March 1728, Ústí nad Labem , Bohemia , Habsburg Empire
Died
29 June 1779 (1779-06-29) (aged 51), Rome , Papal States
Occupation
Painter
Movement
Neoclassical
Children
Anna Maria Mengs
Father
Ismael Mengs
Relatives
Therese Mengs (sister), Julia Charlotte Mengs (sister)

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Raphaël
Gender
male
Citizenship
Germany
Place of birth
Ústí nad Labem
Place of death
Rome
Occupation
art historian
Position held
court painter
Languages spoken
German
Field of work
painting
Image
Mengs, Selbstbildnis.jpg
Work location
Naples
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Anton Raphael Mengs
date of birth
1728-03-12
date of death
1779-06-29
Commons Creator page
Anton Raphael Mengs
Commons gallery
Anton Raphael Mengs
has works in the collection
Christ Church Picture Gallery
cause of death
tuberculosis
manner of death
natural causes
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Works in European collections

36 objects attributed to Anton Raphael Mengs, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Encyclopedic overview

Anton Raphael Mengs (12 March 1728 – 29 June 1779) was a German Neoclassical painter.

Early life

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