Painting and Sculpture

Physical description

Figure group of Painting and Sculpture, from a series of Liberal Arts, of hard-paste porcelain. Two putti, are seated on a rock and holding a palette and (formerly) brushes; the other standing and carving a classical stone bust of a woman. Rococo, flowered base. Painted with enamel colours and gilt, the flesh lightly toned all-over, Painting with pale yellow drapery with coloured Indian flowers, puce-lined.

Place of Origin

Meissen, Germany (made)

Date

ca. 1755-1765 (made)
ca. 1755-1760 (modelled)

Artist/maker

Meyer, Friedrich Elias (modeller)
Meissen porcelain factory (manufacturer)

Materials and Techniques

Hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt

Marks and inscriptions

Crossed swords

Dimensions

Height: 24.8 cm

Descriptive line

Figure group of Painting and Sculpture (from a series of Liberl Art), hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilt, modelled by F. E. Meyer perhaps about 1755-60, made by Meissen porcelain factory, Germany, ca. 1755-65

Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)

Honey, W. B. Dresden china: an introduction to the study of Meissen porcelain. London: A. & C. Black, 1934, p. 132 and Note 298.
Berling, K. Meissner Porzellan und seine Geschichte Leipzig, 1900, p.196

Production Note

Attribution from the manuscript catalogue dates from about 1970 and was compiled by William Hutton of the Toledo Museum of Art, Ohio.

Materials

Hard paste porcelain

Techniques

Painted; Gilt

Subjects depicted

Allegorical figures

Categories

Porcelain; Ceramics; Figures & Decorative ceramics

Collection code

CER