Meissen Porcelain
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English version, for German version see below: The dream of large-scale sculpture in porcelain in Meissen in the 1830s was not only fostered by personalities such as Elector Friedrich August I of Saxony and King of Poland, known as... more
The evolution of early Meissen body, glaze and colorant compositions is examined using X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy (XRF) measurements on three artefacts that can be accurately dated to the period 1723-c.1740. The results are... more
century European porcelain essentially began with Siegfried Ducret, who published a series of articles on this subject as well as the first major print sources book, Keramik und Graphik des i8. Jahrhunderts: Vorlagen fiir Maler und... more
The book tries to trace back the origins of a joint East and West cultural identity. It describes the development of a Eurasian decor by analyzing the cultural interactions, the trading routes, the merchants, customers and the economics... more
Nevertheless, in the intervening twenty years and, indeed, in the process of cataloguing these pieces anew, we have been able to restore, amplify, or even reframe many of the individual narratives, and certainly this process will... more
Porcelain and Ceramic Vessels of the Ottoman Period since very little has been published hitherto. An attempt was made to correlate loci with coarse ware with dated porcelain and/or glazed material. Tables and Plates The material is... more
In the years following World War II, more than 1400 art objects formerly belonging to the German-born banker Fritz Mannheimer (1890-1939) came into the possession of Dutch museums, especially the Amsterdam Rijksmuseum. Highlights of this... more
This paper looks at how a new breed of European dog - the pug - was transformed into a cultural object during the eighteenth century. For the purposes of my argument I focus primarily though not exclusively on the pugs modelled by Johann... more
The article discusses a number of Meissen porcelain objects on which fragments of arias from opera's by Johann Adolph Hasse are depicted. Some of these were sung by Faustina Bordoni. The article identifies the sources of some of these... more
Marco Polo introdujo la porcelana china en occidente en el año1295. A finales del siglo XV, el control del comercio con Oriente, pasará a manos de los portugueses que abrirían la ruta hacia el Índico. A partir del siglo XVI se... more
Das dreihundertjährige Gründungsjubiläum der königlichen Porzellanmanufaktur Meissen ist der ideale Zeitpunkt für eine erneute Beschäftigung mit der Meissener graphischen Sammlung und ihrem Einfluss auf Johann Gregorius Höroldts frühe... more
En el siglo XIX, y más aún en el periodo aquí abordado, la producción de Meissen (o en alemán Meißen) se caracteriza por la reproducción técnica según los modelos históricos del arte y de su propia historia. El elemento artístico original... more
annuale studi originali, riguardanti la storia del Palazzo e le collezioni museali, e insieme rende nota l'attività del Museo nel campo della ricerca storica, della conservazione e dell'educazione. La rivista è coordinata e curata dallo... more
politan Museum is a Meissen porcelain standing cup and cover (Pokal in German) topped by a figure of Minerva and bearing the cipher of Queen Sophie Dorothea of Prussia (1687-1757) (Figures 1-4; see also Colorplate 5). Essentially a... more
Sächsisches Hauptstaatsarchiv Dresden, 10026, Geh. Kab. Loc. 366/6, Der verwittibt gewesenen Römischen Kayserin Amalia Wilhelmina Majt: Erb- und Verlassenschaft betr.: Anno 1742 (fols. 246-280). Inventarium über die Verlassenschafft weyl... more
English version, for German version see below: The Jacobs Suchard Museum (today: Johann Jacobs Museum) opened its doors in December 1984. It is situated in a villa at an uniquely beautiful location at the shore of Lake Zurich. The... more
The evolution of early Meissen body, glaze and colorant compositions is examined using X‐ray fluorescence spectroscopy (XRF) measurements on three artefacts that can be accurately dated to the period 1723–c.1740. The results are... more