"Invention" Mask of August the Strong

1709
Not on view
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: "Invention" Mask of August the Strong
  • Maker: Johann Melchior Dinglinger (German, 1664–1731)
  • Date: 1709
  • Culture: German, Dresden
  • Medium: Copper (chased, gilded)
  • Dimensions: 19 5/16 × 18 1/8 in., 1.3 lb. (49 × 46.1 cm, 0.6 kg)
  • Classification: Metalwork-Copper
  • Credit Line: Rüstkammer, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts