Die autonomen figürlichen Plastiken Johann Joachim Kaendlers und seiner Werkstatt zwischen 1731 und 1748

Abstract

"Johann Joachim Kaendler (1706-1775) is regarded as one of the most prominent personalities in the 313-year history of the Meissen porcelain manufactory. His first three workshop employees, Johann Friedrich Eberlein (1696-1749), Johann Gottlieb Ehder (1716/7-1750), and Peter Reinicke (1711-1768), contributed significantly to the appearance of Meissen porcelain in the first half of the 18th-century. The output of the workshop is the focus of the publication, which offers the first complete transcription of the work reports of the three modellers. A catalogue on some 995 models has thus emerged, whose individual entries act as a history of each model's creation. This catalogue makes it possible to view the porcelain figures in their chronological sequence of production, to comprehend their relationships, and to identify stylistic transformations."-- Provided by publisher.