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porcelain | handmade | finely polished | passe-partout | ramin wood frame | size 10 x 11 cm
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Miniature porcelain picture "Frederick II", framed
The shaper of a period - "The Old Fritz". Frederick the Great secured Prussia's European supremacy militarily, and at the same time, he was a supporter of enlightened absolutism. As a far-sighted patron of the arts, architecture and sciences, Frederick the Great is credited with the construction of the famous Sanssouci Palace in Potsdam, among other things.
Porcelain picture "Frederick II": Mould-cast and fired relief made of Thuringian bisque porcelain. Finely polished by hand and mounted on a black passe-partout. Handmade framing of ramin wood with veneered poplar root wood. Size 10 x 11 cm.
Producer: ars mundi Edition Max Büchner GmbH, Bödekerstraße 13, 30161 Hanover, Germany, [email protected]
Customer reviews
elegantes kleines Bild in hoher Qualität, sehr schön!
Wundeschöne, filligrane und detailgetreue Arbeit in einem geschmackvollen, representativen Rahmen. Genau so habe ich mir das Bild vorgestellt. Ich habe viel Freude damit.
A term used for artistic movements that draw inspiration from ancient, primarily Greek, models.
According to the current understanding, Classicism refers to the period between 1750 and 1840, during which late Baroque art was gradually replaced by classicist-oriented styles. The great explorations of Greek art and architecture at that time awakened a true enthusiasm for antique models. The Glyptothek in Munich, the Panthéon in Paris, The New Guard House (Neue Wache) and the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin are just a few examples of this revived classical style.
The leaders of the statuary art were Antonio Canova, Bertel Thorvaldsen, and in Germany, Johann Gottfried Schadow and Christian Daniel Rauch.
In painting, the outstanding representatives of this style are Jaques-Louis David or Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres.
Ceramic product made of kaolin, quartz, and feldspar.
Porcelain is formed by turning or pressing, and figurative objects are cast. Complex objects have to be cast in separated steps and sections, and then "assembled". After the moulding, the pieces are dried and undergo an initial firing at about 900°C. Next, the glaze will be applied and fired at temperatures between 1,240 °C and 1,445 °C. In renowned manufactories, the porcelain is painted by hand, with each colour being fired individually under strict temperature tolerances.
Porcelain was invented in China and became widespread in Europe from the 16th century onwards. The first European porcelain factory was founded in Meissen, Germany in 1710.
Other famous European porcelain factories include Fürstenberg, Höchst, Schwarzburger Werkstätten, Lladró, Nymphenburg, KPM, Augarten, Sèvres, Limoges, Royal Copenhagen, Worcester. Each factories label their products with their personal porcelain stamps to indicate their origin.