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 :. | Portrat eines Architekten | Self-Portrait | Glory of St Eusebius | Johann Joachim Winckelmann | Charles III | Related Artists: Jose Julio Sousa Pinto painted Barco desaparecido in 1890 Francois-Rene Moreaux painted Announcement of Independence in 1844 Attributed to Wilkie painted The Christmas Party 1850