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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

Mary Edmonia Lewis, The ArtistsPortrait of Mary Edmonia Lewis

Mary Edmonia Lewis

African-American Chippewa woman takes over sculpture

1844 – 1907
Anne-Louis Girodet, The ArtistsPortrait of Anne-Louis Girodet

Anne-Louis Girodet

A phenom works himself to death

1767 – 1824
Théodore Géricault, The ArtistsPortrait of Théodore Géricault

Théodore Géricault

Bigger is better

1798 – 1863
17011800

George Stubbs

François-Thomas Germain

Anton Raphael Mengs

Jean-Honoré Fragonard

Joseph Wright of Derby

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