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Model for a Garden Pavillion
Style of: Balthasar Permoser
German
early 18th century
Object Place: Europe, Dresden, Germany
Medium/Technique
Wood; Polychrome pine
Dimensions
73.7 x 34.93 x 28.57 cm (29 x 13 3/4 x 11 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Charles Amos Cummings Fund
Accession Number1970.75
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
This architectural model resembles the garden pavilions of Dresden's Zwinger palace, inspired by Louis XIV's palace at Versailles. Even at this small scale, the half-figures who emerge from the columns at the corners provide a sense of the dramatic effect of a full-scale building, which would have been made of stone. This model is a rare survival that was probably intended to present an idea to a patron; it even includes a suggestion for the painted decoration of the interior walls.
DescriptionModel for a Garden Pavillion. Polychromed pine, original paint suggesting a planned stucco marble decoration for the interior; carved atlantes supporting the cupola.
Provenance1970, sold by Dr. Kurt Rossacher (b. 1918 - d. 1988), Salzburg, to the MFA. (Accession Date: March 11, 1970)