Allegorical Figure Group: The Virtues
Buen Retiro Porcelain Factory
18th century
Medium
Porcelain with polychrome decoration
Dimensions
50.2 × 34.6 × 28.6 cm (19 3/4 × 13 5/8 × 11 1/4 in.)
Classification
sculpture
Department
Applied Arts of Europe
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
94628
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
Buen Retiro Porcelain Factory · 1759–1808
**The Real Fábrica del Buen Retiro** (also known as the Royal Buen Retiro Porcelain Factory or simply “La China”) was Spain’s premier royal porcelain manufactory, established in 1759–1760 in Madrid’s Parque del Buen Retiro. King Charles III founded the enterprise by transferring the entire Capodimonte porcelain works—including skilled artisans, molds, and raw materials—from Naples to Madrid upon h...