Royal menagerie – meissen porcelain animals, a

Auteur :
Wittwer, .
Éditeur :
Getty Trust Publications
ISBN :
9780892366446
Date de publication :
9 août 2001
Dimensions :
26,0 x 21,1 x 0,7 cm
Poids :
260 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
A catalogue of the almost life-size porcelain animals created for the elector of Saxony and king of Poland, Augustus the Strong, in 1735. This was perhaps the most significant commission for porcelain ever executed in Europe. The text discusses the challenges and solutions the work demanded.