Franz Ludwig Raufft

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Design for a ceiling painting in Orangerie (Kassel)

Franz Ludwig Raufft (1660 in Luzern – 1719 in Kassel), was a German Baroque

painter.
According to Houbraken he joined the Bentvueghels with the nickname "Fondament".
[1]
 He painted historical allegories and ceiling decorations for the Landgraaf
Hessenkessel.[1] He lived with Goudsbloem (Christian Berentz) in Hamburg after a
period in Rome.[1]
According to the RKD he lived in Paris, Rome, Hamburg, and the Hague before moving
to Kassel.[2]