Single Figurine Pegasos white

Majesty and power radiate from the sculpture of the winged horse Pegasus, one of the many hybrid creatures of Greek mythology. He was the offspring of the winged, snake-headed Medusa and the sea god Poseidon, who had transformed himself into a horse. Pegasus brought lightning and thunder to Zeus, the king of the gods. His extraordinary abilities made possible heroic feats, such as the victories over the fire-breathing Chimera and the warlike Amazons. His hoofbeats are said to have created miraculous springs. Pegasus served the gods on Mount Olympus and was immortalized in a constellation that is easy to spot in the autumn evening sky: four of its main stars form a large, nearly square rectangle at its center.

The dynamism of rising into the sky with the next beat of its wings is also embodied in the sculpture by Jörg Danielczyk, Meissen's chief modeler and artistic director. The abstract, loosely worked base transitions into a naturalistic animal form that recalls classics from the rich figurative heritage of MEISSEN^®. Danielczyk develops the new from the study of the old. The self-contained flow of form and contour in his modern sculpture shows that he works intuitively and from imagination. With muscular wings raised high, a lashing tail, and attentively pricked ears, his Pegasus stands in the tradition of the lively animal sculptures of the legendary Meissen modeler Johann Joachim Kaendler (1706-1775). Precious gold accents gleam like sunlight reflections on the tips of the wings and the tail. They give the sculpture an outline reminiscent of gemstone settings, which suits a piece of jewelry of this quality.