Gallery of Meissen Animals: Augustus the Strong's Menagerie for the Japanese Palace in Dresden

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Samuel Wittwer Hans Bach

Gallery of Meissen Animals

Augustus the Strong's Menagerie for the Japanese Palace in Dresden

Samuel Wittwer, Hans Bach, Jurgen Karpinski , Peter Mookhoek

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Hirmer Verlag
19 June 2006

Ceramics: artworks; Decorative arts

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.

By: Samuel Wittwer
By (photographer): Hans Bach, Jurgen Karpinski, Peter Mookhoek
Translated by: John Nicholson of Of Of Of
Imprint: Hirmer Verlag
Country of Publication: Germany
Dimensions: Height: 293mm, Width: 256mm, Spine: 33mm
Weight: 2.320kg
ISBN: 9783777427959
ISBN 10: 3777427950
Pages: 360
Publication Date: 19 June 2006
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Samuel Wittwer is director of the Foundation of Prussian Castles and Gardens, Berlin-Brandenburg.