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Pantaloon

Modeler Franz Anton Bustelli Swiss
ca. 1760
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 533
Bustelli treated his figures like actors performing to the music of Purcell or Mozart. He knew how to make porcelain the ideal vehicle for the creation of small sculptures, and how to impersonate in his charades the lighthearted charm that is the essence of rococo art.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Pantaloon
  • Manufactory: Nymphenburg Porcelain Manufactory (German, 1747–present)
  • Modeler: Franz Anton Bustelli (Swiss, Locarno ca. 1720–1763 Munich)
  • Date: ca. 1760
  • Culture: German, Nymphenburg
  • Medium: Hard-paste porcelain
  • Dimensions: Height: 6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm)
  • Classification: Ceramics-Porcelain
  • Credit Line: The Lesley and Emma Sheafer Collection, Bequest of Emma A. Sheafer, 1973
  • Object Number: 1974.356.526
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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