Upraised Right Hand, with Palm Facing Outward: Study for Saint Peter
Anton Raphael MengsWW-1518-001883
1518·Black chalk, heightened with white chalk and lead white, partially oxidized, over stylus underdrawing, on cream laid paper·28.6 × 19.7 cm (11 5/16 × 7 13/16 in.)
The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection
Catalogue
- Year
- 1518
- Dimensions
- 28.6 × 19.7 cm (11 5/16 × 7 13/16 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- 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
- 1518
- Dimensions
- 28.6 × 19.7 cm (11 5/16 × 7 13/16 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1518-001883
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
- Reference
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