Caption

Winter — Allegory. Meissen porcelain Koenigliche Porzellain Fabrique, 1710–1763; mid-18th century, Saxony, Meissen. Figurine, black on a flat quadrangular pedestal; height 11.5 cm. Depicts an old naked, barefoot bearded man standing in contrapposto, covered with a fur-lined cloak, a horn thrown over his head and held in his left hand, leaning slightly and warming his right hand over a cauldron with a flame at his feet. Genres/subjects: seasons allegory, winter; figurine., A small ceramic figurine of a standing bearded man wearing a hat and a draped cloth, with pale white skin tones, brown hat and cloth with darker brown and black shading, grayish and beige accents on a textured vertical element behind him, and a grayish vessel with beige and brown contents at his feet, all set against a plain light gray background.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A15_355

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77.2Mb (582.5Kb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4499 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Winter Allegory Meissen porcelain Koenigliche Porzellain Fabrique 1710–1763 mid-18th century Saxony Meissen Figurine black flat quadrangular pedestal height 11.5 cm Depicts old naked barefoot bearded man standing contrapposto covered fur-lined cloak horn thrown head held left hand leaning slightly warming right hand cauldron flame feet Genres subjects seasons allegory winter figurine small ceramic figurine standing man wearing hat draped cloth pale white skin tones brown hat cloth darker brown black shading grayish beige accents textured vertical element grayish vessel beige brown contents set plain light gray background.