The Triumph of Venus
Original Language TitleVenusgruppe
Designer
Johann Joachim Kändler
(German, 1706 - 1775)
Manufacturer
Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
(German, founded in 1710)
Dateprobably 1860s; designed 1769
MediumHard-paste porcelain
DimensionsOverall: 13 1/4 × 9 × 8 inches (33.66 × 22.86 × 20.32 cm)
Credit LineAnonymous Gift
Object number2024.6
On View
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DescriptionA central figure of Venus reclines in a seashell throne, accompanied by a putto or figure of Cupid; the seashell throne is supported by three Tritons emerging from a waterfall with six cascades.ProvenanceNelson-Atkins Museum of Art, by at least 1995 [1].
NOTES:
[1] Discovered in a collections inventory in 1995. Publicly advertised in the Kansas City Star as abandoned property in 2009 with no claims
Sabine Bergmann and Thomas Bergmann, Meissener-Figuren Modelnummern 1-3000 (Karlsruhe, Germany: Verlag Kurt Gotz, 2017) vol. III, part 1: cat. 2316, p. 594 (ill.)
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