Augustus the Strong
Johann Joachim Kretzschmar|Meissen Manufactory|Böttger Period
ca. 1713 · Stoneware · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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.
- Artist
- Johann Joachim Kretzschmar|Meissen Manufactory|Böttger Period
- Date
- ca. 1713
- Medium
- Stoneware
- Culture
- German
- Department
- European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
- Credit line
- The Jack and Belle Linsky Collection, 1982
