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Johann Melchior Dinglinger (26 December 1664 –6 March 1731) was one of Europe's greatest goldsmiths, whose major works for the elector of Saxony, Augustus the Strong, survived in the Grünes Gewölbe (the "Green Vaults"), Dresden. [1]
The question of the authorship of this work, there- fore, was not raised until 1879, when it suddenly ap- pears as "un negre, ouvrage de Dinglinger."'0 Thus, it seems that Johann Melchior Dinglinger, the cele- brated court goldsmith of Augustus the Strong and the master of the most breathtaking objets d'art in the Grunes Gewolbe, was thought to ...
At Dresden, Augustus II the Strong established under Johann Melchior Dinglinger a court workshop that produced jewels and enamelled goldwork unequalled since the Renaissance; and the gold snuffboxes made by Johann Christian Neuber rivalled those of the Parisian goldsmiths. John F. Hayward. Colonial America.
Born at Biberach an der Riß; trained at Ulm; 1692, moved to Dresden; 1698, appointed court-jeweller for August dem Starken von Sachsen (August the Strong) in Dresden; most of his works such as "Das goldene Kaffeezeug" and the "Bad der Diana" exhibited in the Grünen Gewölbe in Dresden; his most famous work is the "Hofstaat zu Delhi am…
It was created by the royal goldsmith Johann Melchior Dinglinger, his brothers and others, between 1701 and 1708. The elector paid almost 60,000 talers for it, more than he did for the construction of Moritzburg Castle.
Johann Melchior Dinglinger 1701 - 1708. Green Vault, Dresden State Art Museums. Dresden, Germany. The "Grand Mogul's Throne", as contemporary sources called it, is a chef d'oeuvre of European...
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Artwork Details. Overview. Exhibition History. Title: Order of the White Eagle, Ceremonial Sword, and Hat Ornament, from the Sapphire Garniture of Augustus the Strong. Maker: Johann Melchior Dinglinger (German, 1664–1731) Date: 1710-1722. Culture: German, Dresden.
