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  1. Johann Joachim Kändler (June 15, 1706 – May 18, 1775) was a German sculptor who became the most important modeller of the Meissen porcelain manufactury, and arguably of all European porcelain. He worked at Meissen for over 40 years, from 1731 until his death in 1775.

  2. May 14, 2024 · Johann Joachim Kändler was a late Baroque sculptor who was a major innovator in European porcelain sculpture. In 1731 Kändler—a sculptor at the court of the elector of Saxony, Frederick Augustus I (King Augustus II of Poland)—was engaged to reorganize the modeling department of the porcelain.

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  3. Feb 21, 2024 · For over forty years, Johann Joachim Kändler's inventiveness influenced porcelain makers at the Meissen porcelain manufactory. The Elector of Saxony and founder of Meissen, Frederick Augustus I, first appointed Kändler as his court sculptor in 1730.

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  5. Sculptor and porcelain modeler Johann Joachim Kändler was born on June 15, 1706 in Fischbach, Germany. He began his career in 1723 in Dresden, where he worked with court sculptor Benjamin Thomae and was involved in the decoration of the Grünes Gewölbe in the Dresden Royal Palace.

  6. Johann Joachim Kändler: 7 works. 'The model maker Johann Joachim Kandler (1706--1775) started work in Meissen in 1731. During his long career he made several thousand models for the factory and...

  7. Modeler: Johann Joachim Kändler (German, Fischbach 1706–1775 Meissen) Manufactory: Meissen Manufactory (German, 1710–present) Date: December 1737. Culture: German, Meissen. Medium: Hard-paste porcelain. Dimensions: H. 4-7/8 in. (12.4 cm) Classification: Ceramics-Porcelain. Credit Line: The Jack and Belle Linsky Collection, 1982. Accession ...

  8. Culture: German, Meissen. Medium: Hard-paste porcelain. Dimensions: Height: 9 1/4 in. (23.5 cm) Classification: Ceramics-Porcelain. Credit Line: The Jack and Belle Linsky Collection, 1982. Accession Number: 1982.60.317.

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