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Seated Male Nude
This is a beautiful reproduction of Mengs’ Seated Nude Male, a drawing on gray-brown paper with black chalk heightened with a wash. It measures 21... more
Title
Seated Male Nude
Artist
Anton Raphael Mengs
Medium
Drawing
Description
This is a beautiful reproduction of Mengs’ Seated Nude Male, a drawing on gray-brown paper with black chalk heightened with a wash. It measures 21 9/16 by 15 5/8 inches and is in a private collection. of Anton Raphael Mengs was born in Aussig, Bohemia of a Danish painter in 1728 and at the age of 21 was appointed first painter to the elector of Saxony. In 1754 he became director of the Vatican school of Painting. He worked to affect the dominance of Neoclassical painting and on two occasions produced masterpieces for Charles III of Spain in Madrid. He died in June, 1779 in Rome and was buried in the church of Santi Michele e Magno. By the time of his death he was considered the greatest living artist in Europe.
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November 30th, 2018
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