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Anton Raphael Mengs

Anton Raphael Mengs

1728–1779

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31

Works in Collection

76

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5

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Birth yearWikidata + Artsy· 92%✓
NationalityWikidata + Artsy· 92%
LocationWikidata· 80%

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Artsy (bulk)https://www.artsy.net/artist/anton-raphael-mengs
Tier 1 · Institutional85%
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Tier 1 · Institutional40%

About

Why this artist matters now

Anton Raphael Mengs was a German painter of the eighteenth century working primarily in fresco and oil on canvas. His practice encompassed religious commissions, portraiture, and large-scale decorative schemes across European courts and churches. Based in Ústí nad Labem, he executed ambitious mural cycles and formal court portraits that established him as a leading decorative painter of the Rococo and early Neoclassical periods.

Source: Artsy · Trust score: 85% · Updated 1mo ago

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Rijksmuseum The Metropolitan Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago National Gallery of Art

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Artworks (31)

Male Nude Study

Male Nude Study

1778 · graphite and black chalk on blue laid paper

overall: 52.1 x 34.5 cm (20 1/2 x 13 9/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

1776 · Oil on canvas

35 1/2 x 25 7/8 in. (90 x 65.5 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Self-Portrait

1776 · oil paint

35 1/2 x 25 7/8 in. (90 x 65.5 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Portrait of Cardinal Zelada

Portrait of Cardinal Zelada

1773 · oil paint

90 × 66 cm (35 7/16 × 26 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Portrait of Cardinal Zelada

Portrait of Cardinal Zelada

1773 · Oil on panel

90 × 66 cm (35 7/16 × 26 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Johann Joachim Winckelmann (1717–1768)

1772 · Oil on canvas

25 x 19 3/8 in. (63.5 x 49.2 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Johann Joachim Winckelmann (1717–1768)

Johann Joachim Winckelmann (1717–1768)

1772 · Oil on canvas

25 x 19 3/8 in. (63.5 x 49.2 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Triumph of History over Time

1771 · Black and white chalk, on blue paper

Sheet: 18 13/16 × 11 13/16 in. (47.8 × 30 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Portrait of Isabel Parreño y Arce, Marquise of Llano

Portrait of Isabel Parreño y Arce, Marquise of Llano

1771 · canvas, oil paint (paint)

width: 98.5 cm, width: 113.7 cm, thickness: 14 cm, height: 150 cm, height: 161.3 cm, thickness: 8 cm, height: 135 cm

The Triumph of History over Time

The Triumph of History over Time

1771 · Black and white chalk, on blue paper

Sheet: 18 13/16 × 11 13/16 in. (47.8 × 30 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Adoration of the Shepherds

The Adoration of the Shepherds

1764 · oil on canvas

overall: 264.16 × 152.4 cm (104 × 60 in.) framed: 338.14 × 222.25 cm (133 1/8 × 87 1/2 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Oedipus before the Temple of the Furies between his Daughters Antigone and Ismene

1760 · Pen and brown ink, bown wash, heightened with white gouache, over graphite

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Vision of Saint Anthony of Padua

The Vision of Saint Anthony of Padua

5 1/8 x 3 3/4 in. (130 x 96 mm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Vision of Saint Anthony of Padua

The Vision of Saint Anthony of Padua

5 1/8 x 3 3/4 in. (130 x 96 mm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Pleasure

1754 · Pastel on paper, laid down on canvas

Oval, 24 3/8 x 19 1/4 in. (61.9 x 48.9 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Pleasure

1749 · Pastel on paper, laid down on canvas

Oval, 24 3/8 x 19 1/4 in. (61.9 x 48.9 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Rest on the Flight into Egypt

1748 · Red chalk, graphite; squared in graphite

sheet: 16 5/16 x 12 11/16 in. (41.4 x 32.2 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Rest on the Flight into Egypt

Rest on the Flight into Egypt

1748 · Red chalk, graphite; squared in graphite

sheet: 16 5/16 x 12 11/16 in. (41.4 x 32.2 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Portrait of the Artist's Father, Ismael Mengs

Portrait of the Artist's Father, Ismael Mengs

1747 · oil paint

53.3 × 40.3 cm (21 × 15 7/8 in.); Framed: 62.9 × 49.9 × 7.7 cm (24 3/4 × 19 5/8 × 3 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Head of Comity

1745 · Red chalk on cream laid paper, laid down on cream wove paper

48.1 × 33.5 cm (18 15/16 × 13 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Portret van een jong meisje, waarschijnlijk Julie Carlotta Mengs, zuster van de kunstenaar

Portret van een jong meisje, waarschijnlijk Julie Carlotta Mengs, zuster van de kunstenaar

1742 · paper, pastel (crayon)

width: 55.5 cm, height: 43.7 cm, height: 65.3 cm, width: 33.2 cm

Holy Family with St. John the Baptist

1740 · Pen and brown ink, squared for transfer in black chalk

4 7/16 x 3 1/16 in. (11.3 x 7.7 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Seated Nude Male

1740 · Black chalk, heightening with white, brown wash (?), on gray-brown paper

21 9/16 x 15 5/8 in. (54.7 x 39.7 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Holy Family with St. John the Baptist

Holy Family with St. John the Baptist

1740 · Pen and brown ink, squared for transfer in black chalk

4 7/16 x 3 1/16 in. (11.3 x 7.7 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Artwork sources (5)

31 published of 54 catalogued · 47 with image

The Met
16 published9 img
Art Institute Chicago
8 published8 img
Rijksmuseum
4 published4 img
Nga
3 published3 img
+ 1 more source · 23 catalogued, not yet published

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 9)

25 entries · 2 sources

Portrait of the Artist's Father, Ismael Mengs
1747 · AIC · 5 prov
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Portrait of Cardinal Zelada
1773 · AIC · 5 prov
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Self-Portrait
1776 · Met · 5 prov
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The Vision of Saint Anthony of Padua
1758 · Met · 3 prov
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Pleasure
1754 · Met · 3 prov
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Portrait of Isabel Parreño y Arce, Marquise of Llano
1771 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Portret van een jong meisje, waarschijnlijk Julie Carlotta Mengs, zuster van de kunstenaar
1742 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Jongelingshoofd, van onderen gezien
1738 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Vulcanus
1738 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

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Anton Raphael Mengs (Wikipedia)

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Artsy artwork: Portrait of William Burton Conyngham (1754-1755)

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Artsy artwork: Anton Raphael Mengs (2019)

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Artsy artwork: Male Nude Study

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Artsy artwork: Anton Raphael Mengs

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Jongelingshoofd, van onderen gezien (1738 - 1779)

Rijksmuseum

Vulcanus (1738 - 1779)

Rijksmuseum

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Rijksmuseum The Metropolitan Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago National Gallery of Art Christie's

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Art Institute of Chicago

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National Gallery of Art

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