Anton Raphael Mengs, Frederick Christian, Prince of Saxony, Oil on canvas, 155.7 x 110.8 cm, 1751 courtesy of The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles World – Key figure of neoclassicism and one of the most influential names of the 18th century, Anton Raphael Mengs owes his name to a great paternal passion, that […]
Jacques-Louis David, The Death of Socrates, 1787, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York MAestrum of Frans Neoklassiek, Jacques-Louis Davidpainted The death of Socrates Around 1787, a work that reflects the strictness and the ideal of virtue of the neoclassical movement. This painting, executed for a private client, is famous for its dramatic and idealized representation […]