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Mykolas Zilinskas Art Gallery
Nepriklausomybes a. 12, Kaunas
Tel.: +370 37 322788
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Art of the Ancient world | European fine arts 16th-20th c. | Applied Art of the World 17th-19th c.
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Applied Art of the World. 17th-19th c.
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J.F.Bottger. Coffee Set 1710-19
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The exhibition serves to highlight the origin of porcelain and its long lasting traditions - the Chinese and the Japanese
porcelain, the most famous European porcelain manufactories. The red stone wares (1710-19) produced in
Meissen, the oldest manufactory in Europe, belong to the rarities of the
collection. The exhibition includes works of porcelain made in Meissen and
Sevres.
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Excellent works of the prominent figures in porcelain history J.J.Kaendler and
E.M.Falconet are accent of this collection. In the center of the display there is a
multi-figured composition 'Apotheosis of the Catherine II the Great, Empress of
Russia', created in 1770-72 at the Berlin porcelain factory by Meyer Brothers.
The display contains vases in the Classicist style produced at the St. Petersburg Imperial porcelain factory and specimens of private porcelain factories of Russia
(F. Gardner, A. Popov, A. Miklashevski, M. Kuznetsov) - services, vases,
statuettes. Revolutionary pathos is reflected by the Soviet propaganda porcelain which was very popular in Russia from 1918 till 1930.
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Clock. France, 18th-19th c. |
The museum's collection of faience is also substantially represented. The oldest exhibits are the 17th c. tiles from Delft. Distinctive faience, mostly tableware, represents the production of Rouen Manufactory, France. Some examples of tapestries made by the celebrated artist
J.B. Pillement at the Aubusson Royal manufactory are displayed. The exhibition also includes porcelain, faience, glassware and furniture created in the style of Art Nouveau and Art Deco, expressive art trends of the late 19th-early 20th c.
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