Anton Raphael Mengs
German painter active in Dresden, Rome and Madrid (1728–1779) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Anton Raphael Mengs (12 March 1728[1] – 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.
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Anton Raphael Mengs | |
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Born | (1728-03-12)12 March 1728 |
Died | 29 June 1779(1779-06-29) (aged 51) |
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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