Dancing girl
The Meissen figure by Kändler (1974.232.1) served as a model for that made in the Ginori factory (1974.28.116). It is fascinating to observe some of the differences that exist between the German hard-paste figure with its admirable sharpness of modeling, and the Italian statuette with colors that sink into the soft-paste like footsteps in driven snow. One might also compare the plain base of the earlier model with the ornate rocaille base of the latter.
Artwork Details
- Title: Dancing girl
- Manufactory: Meissen Manufactory (German, 1710–present)
- Modeler: Johann Joachim Kändler (German, Fischbach 1706–1775 Meissen)
- Date: ca. 1750–53
- Culture: German, Meissen
- Medium: Hard-paste porcelain
- Dimensions: Height: 7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm)
- Classification: Ceramics-Porcelain
- Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Jean Mauzé, 1974
- Object Number: 1974.232.1
- Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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