Franz Ludwig Raufft

Franz Ludwig Raufft (5 October 1660 in Luzern^[1] – 1719 in Kassel), was a German Baroque painter. He was the son of the decoration painter Melchior Raufft (born 11 February 1635) or of the portrait painter Martin Raufft.^[1]

Design for a ceiling painting in Orangerie (Kassel)

According to Houbraken he joined the Bentvueghels with the nickname "Fondament".^[2] He painted historical allegories and ceiling decorations for the Landgraaf Hessenkessel.^[2] He lived with Goudsbloem (Christian Berentz) in Hamburg after a period in Rome.^[2]

According to the RKD he lived in Paris, Rome, Hamburg, and the Hague before moving to Kassel.^[3]

Selected works

• Beheading of John the Baptist, not dated, oil on canvas, 249.5 x 171 x 9.5 cm, Kunstmuseum Luzern, previously town hall, Lucerne^[4]
• Christ on the Mount of Olives (sepia image) and navy, Meyer-am Rhyn Collection, Lucerne^[1]
• Battle of VW-mergen (dated 1656), Korporationsverwaltung, Lucerne^[1]
• St. Ambrose appears to the Milanese in a Battle in 1338 and drives away the enemies (oil sketch for an altarpiece), ca. 1680, oil on canvas, 52.5 x 41.5 x 5 cm, Kunstmuseum Luzern, deposit of BEST Art Collection, Lucerne^[5]