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Journey of a Soul to Heaven

Modeler Franz Konrad Linck German
ca. 1765
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 533

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Journey of a Soul to Heaven
  • Manufactory: Frankenthal Porcelain Manufactory (German)
  • Modeler: Franz Konrad Linck (German, 1730–1793, active 1762–66)
  • Date: ca. 1765
  • Culture: German, Frankenthal
  • Medium: Hard-paste porcelain
  • Dimensions: Overall (confirmed): 10 1/2 x 10 1/16 x 6 in. (26.7 x 25.6 x 15.2 cm)
  • Classification: Ceramics-Porcelain
  • Credit Line: Gift of R. Thornton Wilson, in memory of Florence Ellsworth Wilson, 1945
  • Object Number: 45.61.1
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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