Johann Gottlieb Kirchner

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Johann Gottlieb Kirchner (* 1706 in Merseburg , † 1768 in Dresden ) was a German sculptor and porcelain modeler.

Life

He is the younger brother of Johann Christian Kirchner . Little is known about his training. He came to Dresden via Freiberg and worked with his older brother. He later went to Meißen and worked from 1727 to 1737 as a porcelain modeler and at times as a model master at the Meißner porcelain factory . The court sculptor Johann Joachim Kellers and model master Johann Gottlieb Kirchner worked together for the extensive production of sumptuous and decorative crockery for the needs of the Dresden court, for example on a major royal order: the establishment of the " Japanese Palace " in Dresden with large animal sculptures made of Meissen porcelain . Initially, the designs came from the Dresden sculptors Balthasar Permoser , Johann Benjamin Thomae and Paul Heermann . But later they implemented their own experiences as sculptors in their own designs and templates.

Works (selection)

Porcelain figure of a lioness 1732–1735
  • 1730: White rhinoceros porcelain figure , Dresden Porcelain Collection inventory number PE 56
  • 1731: Porcelain figure elephant , white, Porzellansammlung Dresden inventory number PE 55
  • 1732: Porcelain figure of fox with chicken , white, Porzellansammlung Dresden inventory number PE 710
  • 1732: Porcelain figure Madonna on the globe , white, Porzellansammlung Dresden inventory number PE 244
  • 1732: Sphinx porcelain figure , white with enamel paint and gold , Dresden Porcelain Collection inventory number PE 1873
  • 1733: Porcelain figure of a lioness , white, Dresden Porcelain Collection , inventory number PE 196

literature

  • Andreas Müller: On the trail of ancient cultures. 1st edition. Volume 2, Books on Demand, 2013, ISBN 978-3-7322-2662-7 , p. 413. (Freundeskreis Alte Kulturen Freiberg eV)
  • Ulrich Pietsch: The figurative porcelain sculpture by Gottlieb Kirchner and Johann Joachim Kaendler: inventory catalog of the porcelain collection Staatliche Kunstsammlungen ... The Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden. 1st edition. Hirmer, 2006, ISBN 3-7774-3265-2 .

Web links

Commons : Johann Gottlieb Kirchner  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Corinna Rönnau: Ulrich Pietsch: The figurative Meissen porcelain sculpture by Gottlieb Kirchner and Johann Joachim Kaendler. In: sehepunkte.de. Retrieved November 2, 2018 .
  2. ^ Elephant by Johann Gottlieb Kirschner , Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden
personal data
SURNAME Kirchner, Johann Gottlieb
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Kirchner, Gottlieb
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German sculptor
DATE OF BIRTH 1706
PLACE OF BIRTH Merseburg
DATE OF DEATH 1768
Place of death Dresden