Johann Friedrich Reiffenstein Explained

Johann Friedrich Reiffenstein^[1] (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.

References

• C. Frank, in Figure Humaine et Architecture. Dessins di XVIIIe au Xe Siècle, Rome, Galleria Carlo Virgilio & C., 2017, pp. 18–19, Reffenstein, Pastel portrait of a lady.
• B. von Götz-Mohr, »Amico Optimo« Franz Graf zu Erbach-Erbach (1754-1823), Johann Friedrich Reiffenstein (1719-1793) und die Antikesammlungen in Erbach im Odenwald, in Das Modell in der bildenden Kunst des Mittelalters und der Neuzeit. Festschrift für Herbert Beck, Petersberg, Michael Imhof Verlag, 2006.

Notes and References

1. Also spelled Reifstein and Reffenstein