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Augustus the Strong

Manufactory Meissen Manufactory German
Factory director Böttger Period
Modeler Attributed to Johann Joachim Kretzschmar
ca. 1713
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 538
This small but imposing portrait of the founder of the factory reflects the early interest in sculpture at Meissen generated by such artists as Balthasar Permoser and Benjamin Thomae, who were creating sculptures for the Zwinger. This model, which has been attributed to Kretzschmar on stylistic grounds, is one of two representations of Augustus.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Augustus the Strong
  • Manufactory: Meissen Manufactory (German, 1710–present)
  • Factory director: Böttger Period (1713–1720)
  • Modeler: Attributed to Johann Joachim Kretzschmar (1677–1740)
  • Date: ca. 1713
  • Culture: German
  • Medium: Stoneware
  • Dimensions: Height: 4 7/16 in. (11.3 cm)
  • Classification: Ceramics-Pottery
  • Credit Line: The Jack and Belle Linsky Collection, 1982
  • Object Number: 1982.60.318
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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