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Johann Joachim Kändler
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Harlequin, Meissen hard-paste porcelain figure from the commedia dell'arte modeled by Johann Joachim Kändler, c. 1738; in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
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Born 1706 • Germany
Died May 18, 1775 (aged 69) • Meissen • Germany
Movement / Style Late Baroque • Meissen porcelain

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Harlequin, Meissen hard-paste porcelain figure from the commedia dell'arte modeled by Johann Joachim Kändler, c. 1738; in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
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German sculptor
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German architect
Enoch Wood
English potter
Joan Miró
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Spanish artist
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American sculptor and educator
Rodchenko, Aleksandr Mikhailovich
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Russian artist
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American sculptor
The Diamond chair designed by Harry Bertoia, 1952
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American artist
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British sculptor
Eric Gill
British artist and printer
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Janet Scudder
American sculptor
François Boucher: Cupid a Captive
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French artist
Max Bill
Swiss artist
Beccafumi, Domenico: A Philosopher
Domenico Beccafumi
Italian painter
“The Bather,” marble statue by Étienne-Maurice Falconet, 1757; in the Louvre, Paris
Étienne-Maurice Falconet
French sculptor
Théo Van Rysselberghe
Belgian artist
Butades Of Sicyon
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