Johann Friedrich Reiffenstein
Illustration — Johann Friedrich Reiffenstein (1719–1793) (Angelica Kauffmann) Johann Friedrich Reiffenstein (born 22 November 1719, Ragnit, – died 6 October 1793, Rome) was a German cicerone for grand tourists, painter, antiquarian and agent for art collectors in Rome.
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Johann Friedrich Reiffenstein
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- Born
- 1719 · Neman.
- Died
- 1793 · Rome.
- Nationality
- Germany
- Occupation
- art historian · classical scholar · archaeologist · painter · director · sculptor · copper engraver · writer
- Education
- University of Königsberg
- Languages
- German
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Illustration — Johann Friedrich Reiffenstein (1719–1793) (Angelica Kauffmann) Johann Friedrich Reiffenstein (born 22 November 1719, Ragnit, – died 6 October 1793, Rome) was a German cicerone for grand tourists, painter, antiquarian and agent for art collectors in Rome.
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Born at Neman in 1719, died in Rome in 1793.
Johann Friedrich Reiffenstein studied at University of Königsberg. The recorded working language is German. Places of work recorded in the authority are Rome. Work by Johann Friedrich Reiffenstein is recorded in the collections of Philadelphia Museum of Art.
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- 1.Also spelled Reifstein and Reffenstein
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