Gold, Jasper, and Carnelian:
Johann Christian Neuber at the Saxon Court
May 30 through August 19, 2012
Medallions and Geometric Patterns | Next >>
Following the widespread taste for antiquity in Europe in
the 1770s and 1780s, Johann Christian Neuber's naturalistic
designs evolved into a more classical style: snuffboxes
either featured flowers arranged within medallions, a form
generally associated with ancient Greece and Rome, or
were simply decorated with abstract geometric patterns.
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Snuffbox with a bouquet of tulips, verbenas, and forget-me-nots in a medallion
Stamped neu/ber and dre/sde
Dresden, c. 1775–80
Gold, agate, chalcedony, carnelian, jasper, and lapis lazuli
Private collection
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Snuffbox with a sunshine pattern
Dresden, c. 1770–75
Gold, agate, and carnelian
Private collection |
The exhibition is co-organized by the Grünes Gewölbe of the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, Galerie J. Kugel, Paris, and The Frick Collection. Support for the presentation in New York is generously provided by Walter and Vera Eberstadt, Aso O. Tavitian, Margot and Jerry Bogert, and an anonymous donor. |
