Charity or Abundance
Statuette
1710-1720 (made)
1710-1720 (made)
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For some sculptural commissions, a leading artist such as Giambologna made only the model and the work was executed by others. Ideas were also transmitted by terracotta models, plaquettes and engravings, as well as by decorative objects for which sculptors had provided designs.
The Elector of Saxony, Augustus the Strong, made Dresden a leading centre for sculpture and also founded a porcelain manufactory at Meissen, just outside the city. Sculptors frequently supplied models to the Meissen factory and this terracotta was probably made in preparation for a figure group in porcelain or red stoneware.
The Elector of Saxony, Augustus the Strong, made Dresden a leading centre for sculpture and also founded a porcelain manufactory at Meissen, just outside the city. Sculptors frequently supplied models to the Meissen factory and this terracotta was probably made in preparation for a figure group in porcelain or red stoneware.
Object details
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Title | Charity or Abundance (generic title) |
Materials and techniques | Terracotta |
Brief description | Statuette, terracotta, Charity or Abundance, circle of Balthasar Permoser, Germany (Dresden), ca. 1710-20 |
Physical description | The figure of Charity is seated, her left elbow resting on a column, and holding a cornucopia in her right hand. At her feet on her right are two embracing putti, on her left the pelican in her piety, pecking at her breast. |
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Object history | Purchased from Christie's London, 5th December 1989, lot 167. It has previously been on the Florentine Art market. |
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Summary | For some sculptural commissions, a leading artist such as Giambologna made only the model and the work was executed by others. Ideas were also transmitted by terracotta models, plaquettes and engravings, as well as by decorative objects for which sculptors had provided designs. The Elector of Saxony, Augustus the Strong, made Dresden a leading centre for sculpture and also founded a porcelain manufactory at Meissen, just outside the city. Sculptors frequently supplied models to the Meissen factory and this terracotta was probably made in preparation for a figure group in porcelain or red stoneware. |
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Accession number | A.4-1989 |
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Record created | March 30, 2005 |
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