DETAILS
- Artist
- Johann Joachim Kändler
- Date
- 1735
- Medium
- Hard-paste porcelain
- Location
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Dimensions
- Overall (confirmed): 7 7/16 x 4 3/4 x 3 1/2 in. (18.9 x 12.1 x 8.9 cm)
- Collection
- European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
- Culture
- German, Meissen
- Credit line
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 1976
THE ARTIST
Johann Joachim Kändler
Johann Joachim Kändler, the master modeller of Meissen porcelain, shaped thousands of exquisite figures, from majestic vultures to the whimsical Monkey Band.
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