Anton Raphael Mengs in Rome and Dresden (1754–1779)

1. Elected director of the Accademia di San Luca

   Jan 1, 1754Labels: Accademia di, Anton Raphael

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2. Begins Roman Neoclassical fresco commissions at Sant’Eusebio

   Jan 1, 1757Labels: Sant Eusebio, Ceiling fresco

   • Sant Eusebio
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3. Paints official royal portrait in Naples

   Oct 1, 1759Labels: Ferdinand IV, Naples court

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4. Completes Villa Albani “Parnassus” ceiling fresco

   Jan 1, 1761Labels: Villa Albani, Parnassus

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5. Summoned to Madrid as Charles III’s court painter

   Jan 1, 1761Labels: Charles III, Spanish court

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6. Works in Madrid on royal palace decoration

   Jan 1, 1761Labels: Royal Palace, Court decoration

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7. Publishes “Gedanken” on beauty and taste in painting

   Jan 1, 1762Labels: Gedanken, Art theory

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8. Returns to Rome; begins Vatican “Camera dei Papiri” work

   Jan 1, 1769Labels: Vatican, Camera dei

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9. Named “Principe” of the Accademia di San Luca

   Jan 1, 1771Labels: Accademia di, Principe

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10. Paints “Triumph of History over Time” in the Camera dei Papiri

    Jan 1, 1772Labels: Camera dei, Ceiling fresco

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11. Returns to Spain for final Madrid royal-palace campaign

    Jan 1, 1773Labels: Royal Palace, Madrid campaign

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12. Completes Royal Palace dining-hall ceiling program

    Jan 1, 1777Labels: Royal Palace, Dining-hall ceiling

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13. Final return to Rome due to failing health

    Mar 1, 1777Labels: Rome return, Health decline

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14. Dies in Rome

    Jun 29, 1779Labels: Death, Rome

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