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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
William-Adolphe Bouguereau, The ArtistsPortrait of William-Adolphe Bouguereau

William-Adolphe Bouguereau

Creating beauty by the rules

1825 – 1905
Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, The ArtistsPortrait of Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres

Guardian of the old ways

1780 – 1867
17011800

George Stubbs

François-Thomas Germain

Anton Raphael Mengs

Jean-Honoré Fragonard

Joseph Wright of Derby

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