The Metropolitan Museum Journal, v. 37 (2002)
THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART JOURNAL | VOLUME 37

"An Early Meissen Discovery: A Shield Bearer Designed by Hans Daucher for the Ducal Chapel in the Cathedral of Meissen"

Koeppe, Wolfram
2002
22 pages
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Wolfram Koeppe

Wolfram Koeppe joined The Met in 1992 after working at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. He lectures and teaches, is involved in The Met's media programs, and is known for his development efforts. Among his exhibitions are the award-winning Extravagant Inventions: The Princely Furniture by the Roentgens (2012). Its catalog became a rare book and a video clip of the Berlin cabinet went viral on YouTube with more than 15 million hits. He organized Art of the Royal Court: Treasures in Pietre Dure from the Palaces of Europe (2008; voted “Exhibition of the Year” by Apollo Magazine) and Making Marvels. Science and Splendor at the Courts of Europe (2019–20). Many of his acquisitions are included in The Metropolitan Museum of Art Guide (2012).

Selected publications

Koeppe, Wolfram. Extravagant Inventions: The Princely Furniture of the Roentgens, with contributions by Reinier Baarsen, Mechthild Baumeister, Daniela Meyer, Hans Michaelsen, Hans-Werner Pape, Tamara Rappe, Bertrand Rondot, Tamara Schechter, Achim Stiegel, and Bernd Willschied. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2012.

———. Art of the Royal Court: Treasures in Pietre Dure from the Palaces of Europe, edited with Anna Maria Giusti with contributions by Cristina Acidini, Rudolf Distelberger, Detlef Heikamp, Jutta Kappel, Florian Knothe, and Ian Wardropper. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2008.

———. Ed., Making Marvels. Science and Splendor at the Courts of Europe. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2019.

Allegory of Virtues and Vices at the Court of Charles V, Hans Daucher  German, Honestone (Jurassic limestone), traces of gilding, German, probably Augsburg
Hans Daucher
ca. 1522
Saint Andrew, Andrea Bregno  Italian, Marble, Italian, Rome
Andrea Bregno
1491
Shield Bearer with the Ducal Arms of Saxony, Hans Daucher  German, Honestone (Jurassic limestone), partially polychromed and gilded, German, Augsburg
Hans Daucher
ca. 1520