Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Figure of the Day: Beltrame and Columbine, 1740

Beltrame and Columbine
Meissen, c. 1740
The Victoria & Albert Museum



Made in 1740, this figure group was manufactured by the Meissen Porcelain Factory and was modeled by my favorite Meissen modeler, Johann Joachim Kändler (1706 -1775). The group of hard-paste porcelain depicts the “Spanish Lovers,” Beltrame and Columbine. Both are dressed in the theatrical style which was favored by modelers of the time. Rococo flowers adorn the base.


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