L' Indifférent
Medium
Hard-paste porcelain
Dimensions
Height: 7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm)
Classification
Ceramics-Porcelain
Culture
Austrian, Vienna
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Irwin Untermyer, 1964
Accession Number
64.101.272
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Art Historical Context
**L'Indifférent a delicate hard-paste porcelain figurine Vienna's Du Paquier period (171–1744), captures the essence of Rococo elegance. Standing just 7¼ inches tall, this 1741–44 work depicts a poised young man, inspired by Antoine Watteau's celebrated painting of the same name. Attributed to modeler Johann Joachim Kändler, with possible engraving by Gérard Jean-Baptistein, it exemplifies the factory's ambition to rival Saxony's Meissen in technical prowess and artistic flair. Produced at the Imperial-Privileged Orientalische Compagne under Claudius Innocentius du Paquier, this piece highlig...