Caption

Shepherdess with a Sheep, Kaendler, Johann Joachim 1706–1775, sculptor; Koenigliche Porzellain Fabrique, Meissen 1710–1763, manufacturer. Figurine on an oval base with rocaille and a tree trunk with a leafy branch: a young woman in a dancing/running pose wearing a flowing flowered half-length skirt, a black-and-gold striped bodice with a small handbag tied at the back below a basque, a blouse with puffed sleeves tied at the elbow with a blue ribbon, and a red sash with long ends loosely thrown over the left shoulder and tied at the waist. Medium-length pinned-up hair falling in curls; she wears a hat with a blue ribbon. She holds a shepherd's staff upper part whipped resting on the head of a sheep lying at her feet; her head is tilted slightly left and she holds a flower whipped in her raised left hand. 19th/20th century after a model ca. 1750, Saxony; Meissen. Figurine, height 23.5 cm., A porcelain figure seen from behind wearing a wide-brimmed hat with a blue ribbon, a white blouse with blue trim at the cuffs, a striped bodice with gold accents, and a red sash across the shoulder; the skirt is white with a multicolored floral pattern and gold-edged ruffles, and a small brown satchel hangs at the waist; the figure stands on a white ornamental base with gold highlights and a tree stump element painted with green foliage, and the visible colors include white, red, blue, gold, brown, green, purple, and yellow.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A15_349

License type

Rights managed

Available size

179.4Mb (3.3Mb) / 22.0in x 31.7in / 6600 x 9500 (300dpi)

Keywords

Shepherdess Sheep Kaendler Johann Joachim 1706–1775 sculptor Koenigliche Porzellain Fabrique Meissen 1710–1763 manufacturer Figurine oval base rocaille tree trunk leafy branch young woman dancing running pose wearing flowing flowered half-length skirt black- -gold striped bodice small handbag tied back basque blouse puffed sleeves tied elbow blue ribbon red sash long ends loosely thrown left shoulder tied waist Medium-length pinned-up hair falling curls wears hat holds shepherd's staff upper part whipped resting head sheep lying feet tilted slightly left flower whipped raised left hand 19th 20th century model ca 1750 Saxony Meissen height 23.5 cm porcelain figure wearing wide-brimmed hat white blouse blue trim cuffs striped bodice gold accents red sash across shoulder skirt white multicolored floral pattern gold-edged ruffles small brown satchel hangs figure stands white ornamental base gold highlights tree stump element painted green foliage visible colors include red blue gold brown green purple yellow.