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| Anton Raphaël Mengs, Portrait of Isabel Parreño y Arce, Marquesa de Llano. 1771 - 1772, oil on canvas. Rijksmuseum. |
Buttons, lace, crinkled fabric or soft lively eyes! Mengs was a master of all those little details that bring a portrait to life.
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| Anton Raphaël Mengs, Portret van een jong meisje, waarschijnlijk Julie Carlotta Mengs, zuster van de kunstenaar, 1742 - 1744. Rijksmuseum. |
I love the fabric in this one, from the lace to the beautiful embroidery of the dress.
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| Anton Raphael Mengs, Pleasure. ca. 1754, pastel on paper, laid down on canvas. Metropolitan Museum of Art. |
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| Anton Raphael Mengs, Johann Joachim Winckelmann. ca. 1777, oil on canvas. Metropolitan Museum of Art. |
Winckelmann was an art historian of sorts! Also friends with the artist. Here he is seen reading a copy of the Iliad.
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| Anton Raphael Mengs, Self-Portrait. 1776, oil on canvas. Metropolitan Museum of Art. |
This self portrait is just incredible. He painted self portraits throughout his career, and this one was done shortly before his death in 1779.
I was not familiar with this artist; his work is beautiful. Thank you for the intro!
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