Antonio Raphael Mengs

Life: 1728-1779

Style: Neoclassicism

Country: German descent; born in Bohemia; worked mostly in Rome (1)

Works: 

Fun Fact: In 1749, he was appointed as the first painter to Frederick Augustus, Elector of Saxony (1).

         By the time you reach Mengs’ house, you are worn out and fed up with this whole wild goose chase. You don’t want to stay and chit-chat about his art which you know is neoclassical and will be pretty boring anyway. All you want is to know where Chucky is, or at least to find somebody who will be able to tell you where to find him. With this determined mindset, you knock on the door. When Mengs lets you in, you state your demand clearly and he gives you a funny look but seems to know something about Chucky. He says:

            “Braga— I have a close friend called Johann Joachim Winckelmann. If I do say so myself, Winckelmann greatly admires me because I am one of the leaders of the Neoclassical movement in Rome(4).  Maybe you should go visit him."

     “Or try David—he led the French Neoclassical movement in the 1780s. He was much more interested in narrative painting than in the ideal of grace which I enjoy exploring (5). Since you are so determined to find this squirrel, go find David."