Meleager and Atalanta
Medium
Hard-paste porcelain
Dimensions
Height: 16 in. (40.6 cm)
Classification
Ceramics-Porcelain
Culture
German, Frankenthal
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of R. Thornton Wilson, in memory of his wife, Florence Ellsworth Wilson, 1977
Accession Number
1977.216.6
Tags
Art Historical Context
In the grand tradition of 18th-century European porcelain, *Meleager and At* (1777) is a exquisite hard-paste porcelain sculpture from Frankenthal Porcelain Manactory in Germany, modeled by Franz Konrad Linck during the Karl Theodor period. at 16 inches tall, this lively group captures the mythological hunt led by the hero Meleager and the fierce huntress Atalanta the fearsome Calydonian Bo. Surrounding figures—including nude women, men, children, and the boar itself—evoke a dynamic scene of triumph and classical drama, blending human forms with animal ferocity in delicate, translucent porcela...
About the Artist
Franz Konrad Linck|Frankenthal Porcelain Manufactory|Karl Theodor period (German|German) · 1730 | –1793 |
German, 1730–1793, active 1762–66|German