300 Years of Porcelain in Dresden and Meißen

The Staatlichen Kunstsammlungen Dresden (State Art Collections) in Saxony, Germany is a magnificent collection of art spread over museums in the Zwinger, Residenzschloss, and Albertinum.

The Saxon company Meissen and its blue crossed-swords trademark are synonymous with high-quality porcelain as befits the company that initiated porcelain production in Germany and Europe. It was long the dream of Europeans to produce porcelain similar to the white gold that was imported at great expense into Europe from China. However, the discovery of … Read more