Allegory of music

Kändler, Johann Joachim (1706-1775)

Königlich Sächsische Porzellan-Manufaktur (Meißen) (founded 1710) (workshop of)

Item type:

sculpture

Date of creation:

before 1774

Height:

30.0 cm  (11 13/16 in.)

Width:

19.0 cm  (7 1/2 in.)

Depth:

19.0 cm  (7 1/2 in.)

Technique / Medium:

painted and glazed porcelain

Description

Modeled by Johann Joachim Kändler, and manufactured by Meissen Porcelain Manufactory, this sculpture presents a group of three gracefully draped wingless cherubs or putti on a base that includes leaves, flowers, numerous C-shaped marks, and what appears to be a broken Corinthian capital; one cherub sits holding a lute in playing position; another stands (possibly singing) with his left foot on the ground, his right foot on the edge of a cylindrical column, his left hand holding a music book (some notation visible) and his right arm extended upward; the third one kneels, straddling the column and holding a rolled document in its left hand.

Iconclass

48C70
'Musica', symbolic representations, allegories and emblems ~ music; 'Musica'(Ripa)

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Lute [3394]

RIdIM images

Image URLs

image link 1

RIdIM record id

5670