Ref: 1011
Amalie Auguste Queen of Saxony
Ref: 1011
Amalie Auguste Queen of Saxony
Circa 1825 - 1835
Marble
70,5 cm
Marble
70,5 cm
Literature:
von Holst, Johann Heinrich Dannecker - The Sculptor, Staatsgalerie Stuttgart, Galerie Cantz, 1987, pp. 325 - 327 Fig. 120 cAlfonso Panzetta, Nuovo dizionario degli scultori Italiani dell'ottocento e del primo novecento, Vol. A - L, 2003, p. 339 Fig. 626
Alfonso Panzetta, Nuovo dizionario degli scultori Italiani dell'ottocento e del primo novecento, Vol. M - Z, 2003, p. 747 Fig. 1470
Catalog Nationalgalerie, Berlin 2006, No. 1386
Description: Fully sculpted, with a head tilted slightly to the right, high curly hair, pearl necklace, and empire-style dress.
Label on the reverse with the title "A.A. Duchess of Saxony"
and a red heraldic seal with the alliance coat of arms.
White marble on a vertically striped round marble pedestal.
Amalie Auguste was born on November 13, 1801, as a Bavarian princess, daughter of Maximilian I Joseph, King of Bavaria, and his second wife, Caroline Friederike Wilhelmine of Baden. She married John of Saxony on November 21, 1822. The portrait almost certainly dates from the early years after the marriage.
The bust is very reminiscent of that of Auguste, Princess of Liegnitz, executed by Ludwig Wilhelm Wichmann in 1829 and now housed in the National Gallery in Berlin. Both portraits were clearly created in the same period.
History of the Marble Bust
The seal depicts two coats of arms, each held by a lion on either side. The illegible coats of arms represent the Houses of Wittelsbach in Bavaria and Wettin in Saxony. Both coats of arms are surmounted by a crown. This symbolizes the royal dynastic marriage between Auguste Amalie, daughter of the Bavarian King Maximilian I, and John of Saxony, who, at the time of the wedding, held the title of Duke of Saxony as the brother of the Saxon King Frederick Augustus II. Consequently, Auguste Amalie, as his wife, was granted the title of Duchess of Saxony. The portrait of the still-young duchess, together with the seal placed above the paper of the label, suggests that the bust was created after the wedding in 1822 and before the coronation in 1854.
Label on the reverse with the title "A.A. Duchess of Saxony"
and a red heraldic seal with the alliance coat of arms.
White marble on a vertically striped round marble pedestal.
Amalie Auguste was born on November 13, 1801, as a Bavarian princess, daughter of Maximilian I Joseph, King of Bavaria, and his second wife, Caroline Friederike Wilhelmine of Baden. She married John of Saxony on November 21, 1822. The portrait almost certainly dates from the early years after the marriage.
The bust is very reminiscent of that of Auguste, Princess of Liegnitz, executed by Ludwig Wilhelm Wichmann in 1829 and now housed in the National Gallery in Berlin. Both portraits were clearly created in the same period.
History of the Marble Bust
The seal depicts two coats of arms, each held by a lion on either side. The illegible coats of arms represent the Houses of Wittelsbach in Bavaria and Wettin in Saxony. Both coats of arms are surmounted by a crown. This symbolizes the royal dynastic marriage between Auguste Amalie, daughter of the Bavarian King Maximilian I, and John of Saxony, who, at the time of the wedding, held the title of Duke of Saxony as the brother of the Saxon King Frederick Augustus II. Consequently, Auguste Amalie, as his wife, was granted the title of Duchess of Saxony. The portrait of the still-young duchess, together with the seal placed above the paper of the label, suggests that the bust was created after the wedding in 1822 and before the coronation in 1854.
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