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porcelain | handmade | finely polished | passe-partout | ramin wood frame | size 10 x 11 cm | short biography
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Miniature porcelain picture "Queen Luise", framed
During her lifetime, Luise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1776-1810), Queen of Prussia since her marriage to Frederick William III, was highly revered by her subjects. After her early death, her life and work were shrouded in myth.
Mould-cast and fired relief of Thuringian bisque porcelain. Finely polished by hand and mounted on a black passe-partout. An atmospheric handmade frame of Ramin wood with veneered poplar root wood. On the back, there is a short biography of the Queen. Size 10 x 11 cm.
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Wunderschöne, filligrane und detailgetreue Arbeit in einem geschmackvollen, representativen Rahmen. Genau so habe ich mir das Bild vorgestellt. Ich habe viel Freude damit.
The term refers to the art movements of ancient, mostly Greek models.
According to the current understanding, classicism is the period between 1750 and 1840 when the late Baroque was gradually replaced by classically orientated art. 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 the 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 "annealed" at about 900 °C. Next, the glaze will be applied and fired at temperatures between 1,240 °C and 1,445 °C. In renowned manufactures, the porcelain is painted by hand whereby each colour has to be fired individually and in compliance with narrow 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. Individual factories label their products with their personal porcelain stamps so that for the collecter it is easy to identify their origin.