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Love amid ruin

Modeler Franz Anton Bustelli Swiss
ca. 1756
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Love amid ruin
  • Manufactory: Nymphenburg Porcelain Manufactory (German, 1747–present)
  • Modeler: Franz Anton Bustelli (Swiss, Locarno ca. 1720–1763 Munich)
  • Date: ca. 1756
  • Culture: German, Nymphenburg
  • Medium: Hard-paste porcelain
  • Dimensions: 11 1/4 × 7 3/4 in. (28.6 × 19.7 cm)
  • Classification: Ceramics-Porcelain
  • Credit Line: The Lesley and Emma Sheafer Collection, Bequest of Emma A. Sheafer, 1973
  • Object Number: 1974.356.522
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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