Gallery of meissen animals: augustus the strong's menagerie for the japanese palace in dresden
Auteur :
Wittwer, Samuel
Éditeur :
Hirmer Verlag
ISBN :
9783777427959
Date de publication :
19 juin 2006
Poids :
2320 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Allemagne
In 1731, the elector-king Augustus the Strong of Saxony commissioned the Royal Porcelain Manufactory in Meissen to create several hundred life-size porcelain birds and other animals to adourn the Japanese Palace in Dresden. By January 1736, 412 birds and 160 quadrupeds had been delivered His Majesty. This book deals with this subject.