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Figure of Jupiter
Made by: Kelsterbach Factory (1761–1768)
Modeled by: Johann Carl Vogelmann (German, active 1760–1784)
Modeled by: Johann Carl Vogelmann (German, active 1760–1784)
German
about 1762
Object Place: Germany
Medium/Technique
Hard-paste porcelain
Dimensions
Height: 17.8 cm (7 in.)
Credit Line
Kiyi and Edward M. Pflueger Collection. Bequest of Edward M. Pflueger and Gift of Kiyi Powers Pflueger
Accession Number2006.978.2
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
DescriptionThe goddess, walking forward, her arms outstretched and her right breast bared, her hair dressed with pearls, her companion crowned and holding a thunderbolt in his right hand, both with vigorously modeled drapery blown in the wind, the bases with rococo shell motifs to the front.
ProvenanceBy 1993, Edward M. Pflueger (b. 1905 - d. 1997) and Kiyi Powers Pflueger (b. 1915 - d. 2008), New York; 2006, bequest of Edward M. Pflueger and gift of Kiyi Powers Pflueger to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 26, 2006)