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Anton Raphael Mengs

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

Anton Raphael Mengs was born on March 22, 1728[1], in Ústí nad Labem[2]. He died on June 29, 1779[3], in Rome[4]. He worked as a painter[5] and art historian[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,204 views/month, #7,204 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: March 12, 1728[8]
  • Place of burial: Rome[9], Anton Raphael Mengs' grave[10], Church of Santi Michele e Magno[11]
  • Father: Ismael Israel Mengs[12]
  • Child: Anna Maria Mengs[13]
  • Country of citizenship: Germany[14]
  • Field of work: painting[15]
  • Position held: court painter[16]
  • Student: Giovanni Battista Casanova[17], Gregorio Ferro[18], Peder Als[19], Alejandro de la Cruz[20], Francisco Agustín y Grande[21], Mariano Salvador Maella[22]
  • Notable work: François, Baron de Halleberg[23], Portrait of Isabel Parreño y Arce, Marquesa de Llano[24], Portrait of Julie Carlotty Mengsové[25], The Children of Charles III of Spain (series in the Palace of Capodimonte)[26], The Children of Charles III of Spain (series in the Royal Palace of Caserta)[27], Zeus kisses Ganymede[28]
  • Award received: Order of the Golden Spur[29]
  • Sex or gender: male[30]
  • Genre: portrait[31]
  • Commons category: Anton Raphael Mengs[32]
  • Cause of death: tuberculosis[33]
  • Family name: Mengs[34]
  • Given name: Anton[35], Raphaël[36]
  • Sponsor: José Nicolás de Azara[37]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Anton Raphael Mengs[38]
  • Commons gallery: Anton Raphael Mengs[39]
  • Work location: Dresden[40], Rome[41], Venice[42], Madrid[43], Naples[44]
  • Manner of death: natural causes[45]
  • Depicted by: Self-portrait in a red mantle[46], Anton Raphael Mengs' grave[47]
  • Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)[48], Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie[49], BEIC Digital Library[50], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[51]

Why It Matters

Anton Raphael Mengs has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] He is known by 106 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]

FAQs

Where was Anton Raphael Mengs born?

Anton Raphael Mengs was born in Ústí nad Labem[2].

Where did Anton Raphael Mengs die?

Anton Raphael Mengs died in Rome[4].

Who were Anton Raphael Mengs's parents?

Anton Raphael Mengs's father was Ismael Israel Mengs[12].

What did Anton Raphael Mengs do for work?

Anton Raphael Mengs worked as a painter[5] and art historian[6].

What awards did Anton Raphael Mengs receive?

Honors received include Order of the Golden Spur[29].

Related Entities

Alte Nationalgalerie Apsley House Ashmolean Museum Cleveland Museum of Art Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister Gemäldegalerie Berlin Hermitage Museum J. Paul Getty Museum Kunsthistorisches Museum Los Angeles County Museum of Art Metropolitan Museum of Art Musée Fabre Museo del Prado Museo di Capodimonte Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya National Gallery National Gallery of Art National Gallery of Ireland National Gallery of Victoria Nationalmuseum National Museum Cardiff National Museum in Warsaw National Portrait Gallery Palace of Caserta Rijksmuseum Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] ↑ . KulturNav. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . Mengs, Raphael Anton (BLKÖ). Retrieved . museabrugge.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  14. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [8] ↑ . Mengs, Raphael Anton (BLKÖ). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  27. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  36. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [40] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  40. [41] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  41. [42] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  42. [43] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  43. [44] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  44. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  45. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  46. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  47. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  48. [49] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  49. [50] ↑ . digitale.beic.it. digitale.beic.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  50. [51] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [52] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [53] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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