
The Triumph of History over Time
Anton Raphael MengsWW-1771-001892
Gift of Roberta J. M. Olson and Alexander B. V. Johnson, in honor of George R. Goldner, 2014
Catalogue
- Year
- 1771
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 18 13/16 × 11 13/16 in. (47.8 × 30 cm)
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Artist
- Anton Raphael Mengs
Artist

Anton Raphael Mengs
Painting
Anton Raphael Mengs was a German painter of the eighteenth century working primarily in fresco and oil on canvas. His practice encompassed religious commissions, portraiture, and large-scale decorative schemes across European courts and churches.
Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic
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- Anton Raphael Mengs
- Year
- 1771
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 18 13/16 × 11 13/16 in. (47.8 × 30 cm)
- Watts ID
- WW-1771-001892
Source
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Source
- met
- Reference
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