Mengs, Anton Raphael

Japanese: メングス(英語表記)Mengs, Anton Raphael
Mengs, Anton Raphael
Born: March 22, 1728 in Ausch, Bohemia
Died June 29, 1779. German painter in Rome. In 1741 he went to Rome and copied Raphael's work for Augustus III, Duke of Saxony, and in 1744 became court painter. From 1755 onwards he was mainly active in Rome. He also produced works at the courts of Naples and Madrid. He was friends with JJ Winckelmann, and was a classical painter, specialising in religious paintings and pastel portraits, becoming one of the leaders of the classical movement of his time. His main work was the ceiling painting "Parnassus" (1761) in the Villa Albani. His books include "Reflections on Taste and Beauty in Painting" (Gedanken über die Schönheit und über den Geschmack in der Malerei) (62).

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Japanese:
[生]1728.3.22. ボヘミア,アウシヒ
[没]1779.6.29. ローマ
ドイツの画家。 1741年にローマに行き,ザクセン侯アウグスト3世のためにラファエロの作品を模写し,44年宮廷画家となった。 55年以降は主としてローマで活躍。ナポリ,マドリードの宮廷でも制作した。 J.J.ウィンケルマンと親交があり,古典主義的な作風で,宗教画やパステルによる肖像画を得意とし,同時代の古典主義的風潮のリーダーの一人となった。主要作品はビラ・アルバーニの天井画『パルナッソス』 (1761) 。著書に『絵画の趣味と美についての考察』 Gedanken über die Schönheit und über den Geschmack in der Malerei (62) がある。

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