Medium
Hard-paste porcelain
Dimensions
Height: 6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm)
Classification
Ceramics-Porcelain
Culture
German, Fulda
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Lesley and Emma Sheafer Collection, Bequest of Emma A. Sheafer, 1973
Accession Number
1974.356.518
Tags
Art Historical Context
Behold the enchanting *Dancer*, a petite hard-paste porcelain figurine6 3/4 in. high) produced by the Fulda Pottery Porcelain Manufactory Germany around 1785. Crafted during the late Rococo era, this piece depicts a graceful dancer adorned with flowing garlands and flowers,oking the lively spirit of 18th-century European ballet and festive scenes. Modeler Georg Ludwig Bartholoma likely shaped its form, drawing inspiration from the whimsical paintings of French artist Nicolas Lancret, whose celebrated dance and pastoral joy. Fulda, a key German porcelain center from the 1770s onward, rivaled r...