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The ancestor of European porcelain - Mason Meissen Porcelain Factory - Bust series of ancient Greek gods

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Mason Meissen, as the ancestor of native European porcelain, from the beginning of its founding, various genius craftsmen have emerged in an endless stream, and after the death of their legendary sculpture god Kandel Kaendler in 1775, Mason ushered in their "double male era" Schönheit and Juechtzer, two modelers, took over his baton and continued Mason to lead the innovation of European porcelain, and it was in this era, when classicism was prevalent, Mason also invented their unique porcelain." plain porcelain", a new variety of porcelain that highly imitates the rare white marble material of Greece, has opened up a new creative space for Mason's porcelain sculptors (Figure 3, the goddess of Vesta is a plain porcelain material)

The following series of eight busts of ancient Greek gods is one of the masterpieces of Schönheit and Juechtzer:

(1) Mars, Johann Carl Schönheit made in 1782

The ancestor of European porcelain - Mason Meissen Porcelain Factory - Bust series of ancient Greek gods

God of War - Mars

(2) Christian Gottfried Juechtzer, goddess of wisdom, was made in 1782

The ancestor of European porcelain - Mason Meissen Porcelain Factory - Bust series of ancient Greek gods

The God of Wisdom - Minerva

(3) Christian Gottfried Juechtzer was made in 1782

The ancestor of European porcelain - Mason Meissen Porcelain Factory - Bust series of ancient Greek gods

Vesta - Wester

(4) Mercury Johann Carl Schönheit, god of commerce, was made in 1782

The ancestor of European porcelain - Mason Meissen Porcelain Factory - Bust series of ancient Greek gods

The god of business - Mercury

(5) The god of hunting Diana Christian Gottfried Jüchtzer was made in 1782

The ancestor of European porcelain - Mason Meissen Porcelain Factory - Bust series of ancient Greek gods

The god of hunting - Diana

(6) Johann Carl Schönheit, the god of the sky, was made in 1782

The ancestor of European porcelain - Mason Meissen Porcelain Factory - Bust series of ancient Greek gods

God of the Sky - Jupiter

(7) Dionysus Babis by Johann Carl Schönheit in 1782

The ancestor of European porcelain - Mason Meissen Porcelain Factory - Bust series of ancient Greek gods

Dionysian - Bacchus

(8) Eros Christian Gottfried Jüchtzer was made in 1782

The ancestor of European porcelain - Mason Meissen Porcelain Factory - Bust series of ancient Greek gods

Venus, the god of love

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