Bologna Dog, Making Meissen Male Circa 1750 Porcelain Johann Joachim Kaendler

Bologna dog, making the male Meissen circa 1750 Porcelain Model Johann Joachim Kaendler (1740-1748) height 25.5 cm Already very appreciated in the 11th and 12th centuries for its grace, the Bologna dog was promoted in the 16th century under the king Henri III of France at the rank of apartment dog ("bichon") the most appreciated in aristocratic society and was considered a precious gift in ruling circles. Great names from the 18th century, including the Marquise de Pompadour, Catherine II of Russia and Marie-Thérèse of Austria, are also associated with the Dog of Bologna. The Prince Elector of Saxony Frederick Augustus II, in particular, would have been very attracted by these animals considered intelligent and full of temperament, and would have asked Kaendler to create several porcelain models. There are two counterparts here, as Kaendler indicates in his taxa of 1740-1748: "2. dogs of Polognes or Zottligte, looking at each other on Camine zu sezen, one of which krazet , the other however auffrecht sizet, by 1. piece 4. Thlr. The small Bologna dog, represented in an extremely realistic way, convinces by his attitude frozen in the middle of the movement, the naturalistic rendering of his coat as well as by his expressive facial expressions . Literature: Sponsel, JL: Kabinettstücke der Meissner Porzellan-Manufaktur von Johann Joachim Kändler, Leipzig, 1900, p. 92ff, p. 229. Albiker, C: Die Meissner Porzellantiere im 18. Jahrhundert, Berlin, 1959, illustration 186. Menzhausen, I. and Karpinski, J .: In Porzellan verzaubert - Die Figuren Johann Joachim Kaendlers in Meißen aus der Sammlung Pauls-Eisenbeiss Basel, p. 200. N ° inv. 0.302 950 €