Apostle Paul
Factory:
Meissen Porcelain Factory
Sculptor:
Monnot, Pierre Etienne
(After)
Modeller:
Kändler, Johann Joachim
Modeller:
Eberlein, Johann Friedrich
Glazed hard-paste porcelain
Hard-paste porcelain, moulded, and glazed, except for the flat underside which has a circular ventilation hole in the centre. The figure is supported on a high pedestal with horizontal mouldings and a panel on the upper part of each side. St Paul stands with his left foot slightly advanced, so that its toes project over the edge of the pedestal. His head is turned slightly to his left. He holds up his right hand, and holds a book under his left arm. He has long curling hair and beard, and wears a long gown with a cloak wrapped around it. There is a small round ventilation hole in the lower part of his back.
History note: Unknown before donor, G.D. Hornblower
Given by G.D. Hornblower
Height: 50.7 cm
Height: 20 in
Method of acquisition: Given (1932-11-07) by Hornblower, G. D., OBE
19th Century
Circa
1800
CE
-
1899
CE
The Meissen St Paul was modelled by J.J. Kaendler in 1735 after the marble statue by Pierre-Etienne Monnot in San Giovanni in Laterano in Rome. It was paired with a St Peter as part of an altar set which was given to Cardinal Annibale Albani (1682-1751) in 1736 by Augustus III, King of Poland and Elector of Saxony. The Apostles were painted in enamels and gilded, and St Paul held a sword in his raised right hand. This undecorated version conforms to later version of 1737/8, which was part of a set modelled by Kaendler and J.F. Eberlein given to the dowager Empress Wilhelmina Amalia. The two modellers were also recorded as working on the model in 1740. This example was made in the 19th century.
Visible Surfaces
composed of
glaze
( feldspathic presumed)
Base
Depth 15.5 cm
Width 15 cm
Moulding : Hard-paste porcelain, moulded, and glazed
Accession number: C.44-1932
Primary reference Number: 140296
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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