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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.
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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Maker: Johann Melchior Dinglinger (German, 1664–1731) Date: 1710-1722. Culture: German, Dresden. Medium: Sapphires, lynx sapphire (blue cordierite), diamonds, gold, silver, enamel, steel
May 17, 2023 · The Throne of the Great Mogul (1701–8) is a unique work of European decorative art: an intricate miniature of the court of the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb depicted during the emperor’s birthday celebrations. It was created by the jeweler Johann Melchior Dinglinger in Dresden and purchased by the Saxon prince Augustus the Strong for an enormous sum.
- Dror Wahrman
- May 17, 2023
Information. Related objects. Also known as. Johann Melchior Dinglinger. primary name: primary name: Dinglinger, Johann Melchior. Details. individual; goldsmith/metalworker; German; Male. Life dates. 1664-1731. Biography.
Report a broken link. Johann Melchior Dinglinger Works Online. Categorized & Annotated. Museums and Public Art Galleries Worldwide: The Walters Art Museum, Maryland NEW! Art Market: (e.g. records of past sales at auction; sites providing examples of the artist's signature) Sotheby's Sold Lot Archive.
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contribution to German metalwork. In metalwork: 18th century. …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.
