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Lioness
Johann Gottlieb Kirchneraround 1732
Porcelain Collection, Dresden State Art Museums
Dresden, Germany
The facial expression of this somewhat melancholy looking lion is almost human. The figure was delivered from the Dresden warehouse of the Meissen Manufactory to the Japanisches Palais in 1734, where this was to be exhibited in the Elbgalerie.
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Details
- Title: Lioness
- Creator: Gottlieb Kirchner
- Creator Lifespan: 1706 - ca. 1768
- Creator Nationality: German
- Creator Gender: Male
- Date Created: around 1732
- Physical Dimensions: w500 x h500 cm
- Collection: Porzellansammlung (Porcelain Collection)
- Type: Porcelain
- Rights: Porzellansammlung, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, Photograph: Jürgen Karpinski
- External Link: http://www.skd.museum/
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