PAINTER
Anton Raphael Mengs
1728 - 1779
Anton Raphael Mengs
Anton Raphael Mengs (12 March 1728 – 29 June 1779) was a German painter, active in Dresden, Rome, and Madrid, who while painting in the Rococo period of the mid-18th century became one of the precursors to Neoclassical painting, which replaced Rococo as the dominant painting style in Europe. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Anton Raphael Mengs has received more than 272,712 page views. His biography is available in 45 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 42 in 2019). Anton Raphael Mengs is the 181st most popular painter (up from 199th in 2019), the 58th most popular biography from Czechia (up from 60th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Czech Painter.
Anton Raphael Mengs was a German painter and art teacher. He is most famous for his series of frescoes in the Villa Albani in Rome.
Memorability Metrics
270k
Page Views (PV)
66.80
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
45
Languages Editions (L)
9.60
Effective Languages (L*)
2.49
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among PAINTERS
Among painters, Anton Raphael Mengs ranks 181 out of 2,023. Before him are Hugo van der Goes, Pinturicchio, Niki de Saint Phalle, Ivan Shishkin, Bernardo Bellotto, and Fra Bartolomeo. After him are Han van Meegeren, Anselm Kiefer, Johannes Itten, Benozzo Gozzoli, Jan Matejko, and Maurice de Vlaminck.
Most Popular Painters in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsHugo van der Goes
1440 - 1482
HPI: 67.16
Rank: 175
Pinturicchio
1454 - 1513
HPI: 66.96
Rank: 176
Niki de Saint Phalle
1930 - 2002
HPI: 66.96
Rank: 177
Ivan Shishkin
1832 - 1898
HPI: 66.89
Rank: 178
Bernardo Bellotto
1721 - 1780
HPI: 66.88
Rank: 179
Fra Bartolomeo
1472 - 1517
HPI: 66.82
Rank: 180
Anton Raphael Mengs
1728 - 1779
HPI: 66.80
Rank: 181
Han van Meegeren
1889 - 1947
HPI: 66.79
Rank: 182
Anselm Kiefer
1945 - Present
HPI: 66.76
Rank: 183
Johannes Itten
1888 - 1967
HPI: 66.72
Rank: 184
Benozzo Gozzoli
1420 - 1497
HPI: 66.71
Rank: 185
Jan Matejko
1838 - 1893
HPI: 66.61
Rank: 186
Maurice de Vlaminck
1876 - 1958
HPI: 66.59
Rank: 187
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1728, Anton Raphael Mengs ranks 5. Before him are James Cook, Peter III of Russia, Johann Heinrich Lambert, and Joseph Black. After him are Niccolò Piccinni, Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Baden, Étienne-Louis Boullée, Chevalier d'Éon, Ali Bey al-Kabir, Maria Anna Sophia of Saxony, and Antoine Baumé. Among people deceased in 1779, Anton Raphael Mengs ranks 3. Before him are James Cook, and Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin. After him are Emperor Go-Momozono, Karim Khan Zand, Thomas Chippendale, Casimir Pulaski, John Kay, David Garrick, Tommaso Traetta, Heinrich XXIV, Count Reuss of Ebersdorf, and William Boyce.
Others Born in 1728
Go to all RankingsJames Cook
EXPLORER
1728 - 1779
HPI: 80.76
Rank: 1
Peter III of Russia
POLITICIAN
1728 - 1762
HPI: 76.01
Rank: 2
Johann Heinrich Lambert
MATHEMATICIAN
1728 - 1777
HPI: 67.62
Rank: 3
Joseph Black
CHEMIST
1728 - 1799
HPI: 67.14
Rank: 4
Anton Raphael Mengs
PAINTER
1728 - 1779
HPI: 66.80
Rank: 5
Niccolò Piccinni
COMPOSER
1728 - 1800
HPI: 62.69
Rank: 6
Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Baden
POLITICIAN
1728 - 1811
HPI: 62.47
Rank: 7
Étienne-Louis Boullée
ARCHITECT
1728 - 1799
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 8
Chevalier d'Éon
WRITER
1728 - 1810
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 9
Ali Bey al-Kabir
POLITICIAN
1728 - 1773
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 10
Maria Anna Sophia of Saxony
POLITICIAN
1728 - 1797
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 11
Antoine Baumé
CHEMIST
1728 - 1804
HPI: 58.05
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1779
Go to all RankingsJames Cook
EXPLORER
1728 - 1779
HPI: 80.76
Rank: 1
Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin
PAINTER
1699 - 1779
HPI: 69.12
Rank: 2
Anton Raphael Mengs
PAINTER
1728 - 1779
HPI: 66.80
Rank: 3
Emperor Go-Momozono
POLITICIAN
1758 - 1779
HPI: 64.32
Rank: 4
Karim Khan Zand
POLITICIAN
1705 - 1779
HPI: 63.00
Rank: 5
Thomas Chippendale
DESIGNER
1718 - 1779
HPI: 62.79
Rank: 6
Casimir Pulaski
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1745 - 1779
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 7
John Kay
INVENTOR
1704 - 1779
HPI: 58.15
Rank: 8
David Garrick
ACTOR
1717 - 1779
HPI: 56.48
Rank: 9
Tommaso Traetta
COMPOSER
1727 - 1779
HPI: 55.84
Rank: 10
Heinrich XXIV, Count Reuss of Ebersdorf
NOBLEMAN
1724 - 1779
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 11
William Boyce
COMPOSER
1711 - 1779
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 12
In Czechia
Among people born in Czechia, Anton Raphael Mengs ranks 58 out of 1,200. Before him are Wenceslaus II of Bohemia (1271), Karel Gott (1939), Emil Hácha (1872), Milena Jesenská (1896), Bohumil Hrabal (1914), and Peter Grünberg (1939). After him are Karl Renner (1870), George of Poděbrady (1420), Ludmila of Bohemia (860), Franz Werfel (1890), Jan Evangelista Purkyně (1787), and Jan Masaryk (1886).
Others born in Czechia
Go to all RankingsWenceslaus II of Bohemia
POLITICIAN
1271 - 1305
HPI: 67.77
Rank: 52
Karel Gott
SINGER
1939 - 2019
HPI: 67.44
Rank: 53
Emil Hácha
POLITICIAN
1872 - 1945
HPI: 67.42
Rank: 54
Milena Jesenská
WRITER
1896 - 1944
HPI: 67.23
Rank: 55
Bohumil Hrabal
WRITER
1914 - 1997
HPI: 67.22
Rank: 56
Peter Grünberg
PHYSICIST
1939 - 2018
HPI: 66.86
Rank: 57
Anton Raphael Mengs
PAINTER
1728 - 1779
HPI: 66.80
Rank: 58
Karl Renner
POLITICIAN
1870 - 1950
HPI: 66.63
Rank: 59
George of Poděbrady
POLITICIAN
1420 - 1471
HPI: 66.51
Rank: 60
Ludmila of Bohemia
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
860 - 921
HPI: 66.47
Rank: 61
Franz Werfel
WRITER
1890 - 1945
HPI: 66.34
Rank: 62
Jan Evangelista Purkyně
BIOLOGIST
1787 - 1869
HPI: 66.00
Rank: 63
Jan Masaryk
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1948
HPI: 65.90
Rank: 64
Among PAINTERS In Czechia
Among painters born in Czechia, Anton Raphael Mengs ranks 2. Before him are Alphonse Mucha (1860). After him are František Kupka (1871), Wenceslaus Hollar (1607), Emil Orlík (1870), Karel Škréta (1610), Toyen (1902), Petr Brandl (1668), Anna Chromý (1940), Gabriel von Max (1840), Zdeněk Burian (1905), and Georg Flegel (1566).
Alphonse Mucha
1860 - 1939
HPI: 74.53
Rank: 1
Anton Raphael Mengs
1728 - 1779
HPI: 66.80
Rank: 2
František Kupka
1871 - 1957
HPI: 64.61
Rank: 3
Wenceslaus Hollar
1607 - 1677
HPI: 58.11
Rank: 4
Emil Orlík
1870 - 1932
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 5
Karel Škréta
1610 - 1674
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 6
Toyen
1902 - 1980
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 7
Petr Brandl
1668 - 1735
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 8
Anna Chromý
1940 - 2021
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 9
Gabriel von Max
1840 - 1915
HPI: 53.96
Rank: 10
Zdeněk Burian
1905 - 1981
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 11
Georg Flegel
1566 - 1638
HPI: 52.99
Rank: 12