Temple of Venus
Johann Gottlieb Kirchner|Meissen Manufactory
ca. 1727–28
Medium
Hard-paste porcelain decorated in polychrome enamels, gold
Dimensions
Overall (confirmed): 11 9/16 × 8 5/8 × 3 3/8 in. (29.4 × 21.9 × 8.6 cm)
Classification
Ceramics-Porcelain
Culture
German, Meissen
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of R. Thornton Wilson, in memory of Florence Ellsworth Wilson, 1950
Accession Number
50.211.229
Tags
TemplesMenCupidVenusChinoiserie
About the Artist
Johann Gottlieb Kirchner|Meissen Manufactory (German|German) · 1710 |1706 –9999 |1738
German, 1710–present|German, Merseburg 1706–after 1738 Berlin, active at Meissen 1727–28 and 1731–33