The Gallery Of Meissen Animals

Author : Samuel Wittwer
Publisher : Hirmer Verlag GmbH
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : UOM:39015066727945

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The Gallery of Meissen Animals by Samuel Wittwer Pdf

The large animal figures created at the Meissen manufactory between 1731 and 1736 arguably constitute the eighteenth century's supreme artistic and technical achievement in the field of porcelain-making. The animals were commissioned by the elector-king Augustus the Strong for the palace that of all his seats was probably the one closest to his heart: the Japanese Palace in Dresden. Samuel Wittwer's research has revealed a profusion of inter-relations between this fragile porcelain menagerie and the various other animal collections at the Dresden court. This book does not consider the animal figures in art historical terms alone. On the contrary, it presents them in their historical and topographical context and traces the manifold relations between the figures and the world in which they came into being. In so doing it also offers the reader a wealth of insights into the relationships between art, society, and politics at the Dresden court in the second quarter of the eighteenth century.

Author : Samuel Wittwer
Publisher : Getty Publications
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0892366443

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A Royal Menagerie by Samuel Wittwer Pdf

"Augustus the Strong (1670-1733) had long been a collector of Japanese and Chinese porcelain, and it was to house his collection that the Japanese Palace in Dresden was purchased. In 1729 Augustus enlarged the building to nearly double its original size in order to create a "porcelain palace." One gallery was to be entirely devoted to Meissen porcelain, including the exceptional animal figures that are the subject of this book and the exhibition it accompanies."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Dror Wahrman
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2023-04-25
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780300251937

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The Throne of the Great Mogul in Dresden by Dror Wahrman Pdf

A masterful deciphering of an extraordinary art object, illuminating some of the biggest questions of the eighteenth century The Throne of the Great Mogul (1701-8) is a unique work of European decorative art: an intricate miniature of the court of the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb depicted during the emperor's birthday celebrations. It was created by the jeweler Johann Melchior Dinglinger in Dresden and purchased by the Saxon prince Augustus the Strong for an enormous sum. Constructed like a theatrical set made of gold, silver, thousands of gemstones, and amazing enamel work, it consists of 164 pieces that together tell a detailed story. Why did Dinglinger invest so much time and effort in making this piece? Why did Augustus, in the midst of a political and financial crisis, purchase it? And why did the jeweler secrete in it messages wholly unrelated to the prince or to the Great Mogul? In answering these questions, Dror Wahrman, while shifting scales from microhistory to global history, opens a window onto major historical themes of the period: the nature of European absolutism, the princely politics of the Holy Roman Empire, the changing meaning of art in the West, the surprising emergence of a cross-continental lexicon of rulership shared across the Eastern Hemisphere, and the enactment in jewels and gold of quirky contemporary theories about the global history of religion.

Author : Sarah Cohen
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2021-02-11
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781350203600

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Enlightened Animals in Eighteenth-Century Art by Sarah Cohen Pdf

How do our senses help us to understand the world? This question, which preoccupied Enlightenment thinkers, also emerged as a key theme in depictions of animals in eighteenth-century art. This book examines the ways in which painters such as Chardin, as well as sculptors, porcelain modelers, and other decorative designers portrayed animals as sensing subjects who physically confirmed the value of material experience. The sensual style known today as the Rococo encouraged the proliferation of animals as exemplars of empirical inquiry, ranging from the popular subject of the monkey artist to the alchemical wonders of the life-sized porcelain animals created for the Saxon court. Examining writings on sensory knowledge by La Mettrie, Condillac, Diderot and other philosophers side by side with depictions of the animal in art, Cohen argues that artists promoted the animal as a sensory subject while also validating the material basis of their own professional practice.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2021-04-26
Category : Art
ISBN : 9789004458840

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Sculpture Collections in Europe and the United States 1500-1930 by Anonim Pdf

Exploring the various forms taken by sculpture collections, this volume presents new research on collectors, modes of display, and the aesthetics of viewing sculpture, making a notable addition to the literature on the history of sculpture and art collecting as a cultural phenomenon.

Author : Maryanne Cline Horowitz,Louise Arizzoli
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 435 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2020-12-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004438033

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Bodies and Maps by Maryanne Cline Horowitz,Louise Arizzoli Pdf

An exploration of the ways early modern European artists have visualized continents through the female (sometimes male) body to express their perceptions of newly encountered peoples. Often stereotypical, these personifications are however more complex than what they seem.

Author : John A. Burrison
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2017-12-04
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 9780253035349

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Global Clay by John A. Burrison Pdf

For over 25,000 years, humans across the globe have shaped, decorated, and fired clay. Despite great differences in location and time, universal themes appear in the world's ceramic traditions, including religious influences, human and animal representations, and mortuary pottery. In Global Clay: Themes in World Ceramic Traditions, noted pottery scholar John A. Burrison explores the recurring artistic themes that tie humanity together, explaining how and why those themes appear again and again in worldwide ceramic traditions. The book is richly illustrated with over 200 full-color, cross-cultural illustrations of ceramics from prehistory to the present. Providing an introduction to different styles of folk pottery, extensive suggestions for further reading, and reflections on the future of traditional pottery around the world, Global Clay is sure to become a classic for all who love art and pottery and all who are intrigued by the human commonalities revealed through art.

Author : John Patrick Cushion
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : Animal sculpture
ISBN : UCSD:31822004523551

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Animals in Pottery and Porcelain by John Patrick Cushion Pdf

Author : Jeffrey Munger,Elizabeth Sullivan
Publisher : Metropolitan Museum of Art
Page : 315 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2018-05-09
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 9781588396433

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European Porcelain in The Metropolitan Museum of Art by Jeffrey Munger,Elizabeth Sullivan Pdf

Porcelain imported from China was the most highly coveted new medium in sixteenth- and early seventeenth-­century Europe. Its pure white color, translucency, and durability, as well as the delicacy of decoration, were impossible to achieve in European earthenware and stoneware. In response, European ceramic factories set out to discover the process of producing porcelain in the Chinese manner, with significant artistic, technical, and commercial ramifications for Britain and the Continent. Indeed, not only artisans, but kings, noble patrons, and entrepreneurs all joined in the quest, hoping to gain both prestige and profit from the enterprises they established. This beautifully illustrated volume showcases ninety works that span the late sixteenth to the mid-nineteenth century and reflect the major currents of European porcelain production. Each work is illustrated with glorious new photography, accompanied by analysis and interpretation by one of the leading experts in European decorative arts. Among the wide range of porcelains selected are rare blue-and-white wares and figures from Italy, superb examples from the Meissen factory in Germany and the Sèvres factory in France, and ceramics produced by leading British eighteenth-century artisans. Taken together, they reveal why the Metropolitan Museum’s holdings in this field are among the finest in the world. p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Verdana}

Author : Maureen Cassidy-Geiger
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 406 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2007-01-01
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 0300126816

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Fragile Diplomacy by Maureen Cassidy-Geiger Pdf

While imported Chinese porcelain had become a valuable commodity in Europe in the seventeenth century, local attempts to produce porcelain long remained unsuccessful. At last the secret of hard-paste porcelain was uncovered, and in 1710 the first European porcelain was manufactured in Saxony. Meissen porcelain, still manufactured today, soon ranked in value with silver and gold. This thorough and lavishly illustrated volume explores the early years of Meissen porcelain and how the princes of Saxony came to use highly prized porcelain pieces as diplomatic gifts for presentation to foreign courts. An eminent team of international contributors examines the trade of Meissen with other nations, from England to Russia. They also investigate the cultural ambience of the Dresden Court, varying tastes of the markets, the wide range of porcelain objects, and their designers and makers. Individual chapters are devoted to gifts to Denmark, other German courts, the Holy Roman Empire, Italy, France, and other nations. For every Meissen collector or enthusiast, this book will be not only a treasured handbook but also a source of visual delight.

Author : Robin L. Thomas
Publisher : Penn State Press
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2023-11-07
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780271096599

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Palaces of reason by Robin L. Thomas Pdf

Author : Donald Olson
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 484 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2007-05-29
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9780470089569

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Germany For Dummies by Donald Olson Pdf

Allows you to explore Germany from Berlin to Munich, the Bavarian Alps to the Rhine Valley, beer halls to symphony halls, imposing cathedrals to fairy tale castles.

Author : Hugh Davies,Hans Sonntag
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Dogs in art
ISBN : 0952953706

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Meissen Porcelain Dogs, 1875-1925 by Hugh Davies,Hans Sonntag Pdf

Author : Hugh Montgomery-Massingberd,Christopher Simon Sykes
Publisher : Laurence King Publishing
Page : 437 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Country Houses
ISBN : 9781856690539

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Great Houses of England & Wales by Hugh Montgomery-Massingberd,Christopher Simon Sykes Pdf

Records thirty-two of the most important estates in words and photographs.

Author : Rijksmuseum (Amsterdam, Pays-Bas).,A. L. den Blaauwen
Publisher : Waanders Publishers
Page : 520 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : UOM:39015053399831

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Meissen Porcelain in the Rijksmuseum by Rijksmuseum (Amsterdam, Pays-Bas).,A. L. den Blaauwen Pdf

Showcases the Meissen porcelain to be found in the collection of the Rijksmuseum, thoroughly describing each piece.--Amazon.com.