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Source Description
"The Allegory of Hearing" is one of a series of five figurative statuettes personifying the five senses.These statuettes exhibit the masterly sculptural qualities of Meissen porcelain which can be attibuted to Johann Joachim Kändler who served as master modeler between 1733 and 1775.
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28739
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Allegory of Hearing
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title
Allegory of Hearing
description
"The Allegory of Hearing" is one of a series of five figurative statuettes personifying the five senses.These statuettes exhibit the masterly sculptural qualities of Meissen porcelain which can be attibuted to Johann Joachim Kändler who served as master modeler between 1733 and 1775.
provenance
King Collection; Jacques Seligmann, New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1914, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1733-1745
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en
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Ceramics
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11 1/8 in. (28.3 cm)
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gilt on hard paste porcelain with glaze and paint
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