Court of the Grand Mogul (Johann Melchior Dinglinger)

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The Court of the Grand Mogul is an elaborate early-18th-century jeweled miniature court scene by goldsmith Johann Melchior Dinglinger, renowned as one of the most spectacular masterpieces of European baroque goldsmithing.

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instanceOf baroque goldsmith’s work ⓘ
jeweled miniature court scene ⓘ
work of art ⓘ
artForm goldsmithing ⓘ
artHistoricalSignificance one of the most spectacular masterpieces of European baroque goldsmithing ⓘ
artisticStyle highly detailed miniature figures ⓘ
artMovement Baroque ⓘ
collection Green Vault ⓘ
commissionedBy Augustus II the Strong ⓘ
conservationStatus well preserved ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Electorate of Saxony ⓘ
creator Johann Melchior Dinglinger ⓘ
culturalContext Saxon court culture under Augustus the Strong ⓘ
depicts Mughal ceremonial audience ⓘ
court of the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb ⓘ
displayType table sculpture ⓘ
endTime 1708 ⓘ
exhibitedAt Historisches Grünes Gewölbe ⓘ
genre baroque art ⓘ
hasPart architectural backdrop ⓘ
courtiers and attendants ⓘ
musicians and dancers ⓘ
throne of the Grand Mogul ⓘ
inception early 18th century ⓘ
influencedBy European fascination with India ⓘ
travel accounts of the Mughal Empire ⓘ
languageOfInscription German ⓘ
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Dresden ⓘ
Saxony ⓘ
locatedInTheCountry Germany ⓘ
location Dresden Castle ⓘ
materialUsed enamel ⓘ
gold ⓘ
precious stones ⓘ
notableWorkOf Johann Melchior Dinglinger ⓘ
numberOfHumanFigures over 130 ⓘ
owner Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden ⓘ
patronage Saxon court ⓘ
placeOfCreation Dresden ⓘ
significantEvent presentation to Augustus II the Strong in 1708 ⓘ
startTime 1701 ⓘ
subjectMatter Mughal imperial court ceremony ⓘ
timePeriod early 18th century ⓘ
usesTechnique chased gold ⓘ
enameling ⓘ
stone setting ⓘ

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