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Anton Raphael Mengs, The ArtistsSaint Mary Magdalene Penitenti
Portrait of Anton Raphael Mengs

Anton Raphael Mengs was a German artist born on March 12, 1728. Raphael Mengs contributed to the Neoclassical movement, worked in Italy and died on June 29, 1779.

Saint Mary Magdalene Penitent, Anton Raphael Mengs

Saint Mary Magdalene Penitent 1765

The Adoration of the Shepherds, Anton Raphael Mengs

The Adoration of the Shepherds 1764 – 1765

Angelica Kauffmann, The ArtistsPortrait of Angelica Kauffmann

Angelica Kauffmann

A feminist prodigy charms the European elite

1741 – 1807
Alexandre Cabanel, The ArtistsPortrait of Alexandre Cabanel

Alexandre Cabanel

Creativity vs the Académie

1823 – 1889
Giovanni Battista Piranesi, The ArtistsPortrait of Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Making a living from etchings

1720 – 1778
17011800

George Stubbs

François-Thomas Germain

Anton Raphael Mengs

Jean-Honoré Fragonard

Joseph Wright of Derby

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