Name Franz Raufft | Died 1719 | |
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Similar People Umberto I of Italy, Dirck Helmbreker, Jan Ksawery Kaniewski, Rosa Vercellana, Ugo Bassi | ||
Franz Ludwig Raufft (1660, Luzern – 1719, Kassel), was a German Baroque painter.
Biography
According to Houbraken he joined the Bentvueghels with the nickname "Fondament". He painted historical allegories and ceiling decorations for the Landgraaf Hessenkessel. He lived with Goudsbloem (Christian Berentz) in Hamburg after a period in Rome.
According to the RKD he lived in Paris, Rome, Hamburg, and the Hague before moving to Kassel.
References
Franz Ludwig Raufft Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA