Franz Ludwig Raufft

Franz Ludwig Raufft (5 October 1660 in Luzern – 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. He painted historical allegories and ceiling decorations for the Landgraaf Hessenkessel.

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 Christ on the Mount of Olives (sepia image) and navy, Meyer-am Rhyn Collection, Lucerne