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ID: 300265237
Page Link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/aat/300265237

 

Record Type: concept
Affenkapelle (singerie, motifs, ... Design Elements (hierarchy name))

 

Note: A German type of singerie found on porcelain, introduced at Meissen ca. 1750-1760, probably by Johann Joachim Kändler. Musician monkeys had appeared in singerie painting earlier in such work as that of David Teniers II. Affenkapelle porcelain groups typically consist of twenty or so figures. Other European porcelain factories imitated he groups produced at Meissen.
 
Terms:
Affenkapelle (preferred,C,U,English-P,D,U,U)
Affenkapelle (Spanish,AD,U,U)
Affenkapelle (Dutch-P,D,L,U)
monkey orchestra (C,U,English,UF,U,U)
orquesta de monos (C,U,Spanish-P,D,U,U)

Facet/Hierarchy Code:  D.DG

Hierarchical Position:

Hierarchy of Physical Attributes Facet
Physical Attributes Facet
Hierarchy of Design Elements (hierarchy name)
.... Design Elements (hierarchy name) (G)
Hierarchy of design elements (attributes)
........ design elements (attributes) (G)
Hierarchy of motifs
............ motifs (G)
Hierarchy of singerie
................ singerie (G)
Hierarchy of Affenkapelle
.................... Affenkapelle (G)

Additional Notes:
Dutch ..... Duitse vorm van singerie die op porselein wordt aangetroffen en circa 1750-1760 in Meissen werd geïntroduceerd, vermoedelijk door Johann Joachim Kändler. Musicerende apen kwamen reeds langer voor in singerie-schilderijen, bijvoorbeeld in het werk van David Teniers de Jonge. Porseleingroepen met het Affenkapelle-motief bestaan doorgaans uit ongeveer 20 figuren. Ook andere porseleinfabrieken in Europa hebben de Affenkapelle-groepen van Meissen geïmiteerd. 
Spanish ..... Un tipo alemán de singerie encontrado en porcelana, introducida en Meissen ca. de 1750-1760, probablemente por Johann Joachim Kändler. Los monos musicantes han aparecido en singerie pintada tempranamente en obras como de David Teniers II. Los grupos de porcelana de orquesta de monos generalmente consiste de alrededor de veinte figuras. Otras fábricas europeas de porcelana imitaron el grupo producido en Meissen. 

Sources and Contributors:
Affenkapelle............  [CDBP-SNPC, RKD, AAT-Ned Preferred, VP Preferred]
.......................  AAT-Ned (1994-)
.......................  Fleming and Honour, Penguin Dictionary of the Decorative Arts (1989) 16
.......................  Fleming y Honour, Diccionario de Artes Decorativas (1987) 8
monkey orchestra............  [VP]
.............................  Fleming and Honour, Penguin Dictionary of the Decorative Arts (1989) 16
orquesta de monos............  [CDBP-SNPC Preferred]
................................  Fleming y Honour, Diccionario de Artes Decorativas (1987) 8
 
Subject: .....  [CDBP-SNPC, RKD, AAT-Ned, VP]
............  AAT-Ned (1994-)
............  Fleming and Honour, Penguin Dictionary of the Decorative Arts (1989) 16
 
Note:
English .......... [VP]
.......... Fleming and Honour, Penguin Dictionary of the Decorative Arts (1989) 16
Dutch .......... [RKD, AAT-Ned]
.......... AAT-Ned (1994-)
Spanish .......... [CDBP-SNPC]
.......... TAA database (2000-)

 

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