Augustus the Strong. Culture: German. Dimensions: Height: 4 7/16 in. (11.3 cm). Factory: Meissen Manufactory (German, 1710-present). Factory director: Böttger Period (1713-1720). Modeler: Attributed to Johann Joachim Kretzschmar (1677-1740). Date: ca. 1713.This small but imposing portrait of the founder of the factory reflects the early interest in sculpture at Meissen generated by such artists as Balthasar Permoser and Benjamin Thomae, who were creating sculptures for the Zwinger. This model, which has been attributed to Kretzschmar on stylistic grounds, is one of two representations of Augustus. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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Augustus the Strong. Culture: German. Dimensions: Height: 4 7/16 in. (11.3 cm). Factory: Meissen Manufactory (German, 1710-present). Factory director: Böttger Period (1713-1720). Modeler: Attributed to Johann Joachim Kretzschmar (1677-1740). Date: ca. 1713.This small but imposing portrait of the founder of the factory reflects the early interest in sculpture at Meissen generated by such artists as Balthasar Permoser and Benjamin Thomae, who were creating sculptures for the Zwinger. This model, which has been attributed to Kretzschmar on stylistic grounds, is one of two representations of Augustus. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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