His family was originally from Lusatia. He began by studying enamel painting with Benoît Le Coffre, a French artist who worked for the Danish court. In 1709, after further training in Hamburg and Schwerin, he studied oil painting with Paul Heinecken in Lübeck. Following travels in Germany, Austria and Italy, he settled in Dresden and worked as a miniaturist.[1]
He made a study trip to Italy in 1718. There, he was impressed by the works of Raphael and Correggio. Later, when teaching his children, he employed the lessons he had learned from examining their works. His best-known offspring, Anton Rafael, was said to consider him a strict and often tyrannical teacher.[citation needed] He also had two daughters who became miniaturists. On several occasions, their training included study trips to Italy.
In addition to painting, he used his knowledge of chemistry to develop colors for the Meissen Porcelain manufactory. For several years, he taught at the drawing school there. In 1764, not long before his death, he was named an honorary professor at the newly established Academy of Fine Arts.
Philo-Lexikon. Handbuch des jüdischen Wissens. 3rd ed., Berlin 1936, pp.469–470
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ismael, mengs, ismael, israel, mengs, 1688, 1764, danish, born, portrait, enamel, painter, jewish, ancestry, active, mainly, court, dresden, portrait, anton, raphael, mengs, 1744, 1745, born1688, 1688, copenhagendied26, december, 1764, 1764, aged, dresdenspous. Ismael Israel Mengs 1688 1764 was a Danish born portrait and enamel painter of Jewish ancestry active mainly at the court of Dresden Ismael MengsPortrait by his son Anton Raphael Mengs c 1744 1745 Born1688 1688 CopenhagenDied26 December 1764 1764 12 26 aged 75 76 DresdenSpouseCharlotte Burmann m 1720 wbr ChildrenAnton Raphael MengsTherese Concordia MaronJulia Charlotte Mengs Contents 1 Biography 2 Selected works 3 References 4 Further reading 5 External linksBiography editHis family was originally from Lusatia He began by studying enamel painting with Benoit Le Coffre a French artist who worked for the Danish court In 1709 after further training in Hamburg and Schwerin he studied oil painting with Paul Heinecken in Lubeck Following travels in Germany Austria and Italy he settled in Dresden and worked as a miniaturist 1 Shortly after he was baptized as a Lutheran citation needed In 1714 he became a Court Painter to Augustus II the King of Poland and Elector of Saxony 2 He made a study trip to Italy in 1718 There he was impressed by the works of Raphael and Correggio Later when teaching his children he employed the lessons he had learned from examining their works His best known offspring Anton Rafael was said to consider him a strict and often tyrannical teacher citation needed He also had two daughters who became miniaturists On several occasions their training included study trips to Italy In addition to painting he used his knowledge of chemistry to develop colors for the Meissen Porcelain manufactory For several years he taught at the drawing school there In 1764 not long before his death he was named an honorary professor at the newly established Academy of Fine Arts Selected works edit nbsp Self portrait in Polish Costume 1710s nbsp A Woman and her Son in Polish Costume nbsp An Old Man s Head nbsp The Aussiger MadonnaReferences edit Georg Beutel Bildnisse hervorragender Dresdner aus funf Jahrhunderten Verlag Rommler amp Jonas Dresden 1908 Rudolf Grulich Ein getaufter Jude aus Danemark und die Aussiger Madonna In Mitteilungen Haus Konigstein 5 2011 Vol 4 p 17Further reading editKarl Heinrich von Heinecken Nachrichten von Kunstlern und Kunst Sachen Vol 1 Krauss Verlag Leipzig 1768 Georg Kaspar Nagler Neues allgemeines Kunstler Lexicon Vol 9 Verlag Fleischmann Munich 1836 Philo Lexikon Handbuch des judischen Wissens 3rd ed Berlin 1936 pp 469 470External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ismael Mengs Biography of Mengs the Stadtwiki Dresden Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ismael Mengs amp oldid 1172470854, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
