About the Artwork
The Four Penitents
19th century
Ernst Meisel
1838-1895
German
Unknown
Hard-paste porcelain with colored enamel decoration
Overall: 15 1/4 × 12 1/8 × 1/4 inches (38.7 × 30.8 × 0.6 cm)
Ceramics
European Sculpture and Dec Arts
Gift of Mrs. William E. Scripps
56.293
This work is in the public domain.
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Mrs. William E. Scripps
1957-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Ernst Meisel, The Four Penitents, 19th century, hard-paste porcelain with colored enamel decoration. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Mrs. William E. Scripps, 56.293.
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