Five colour firings are necessary to allow the artistic onglaze painting to blossom

she radiates inner calm to the viewer: The hippopotamus Mathilda

which owes its name to a string of pearls surrounding each individual piece

With the hippopotamus Mathilda

Today the Nymphenburg range includes over 700 animal figurines

10012405 currencyCountry:DE Five colour firings are necessaryAn outstanding artistic personality for Nymphenburg in the 20th century was the sculptor Josef Wackerle. Among other things, a series of magnificent majolica birds designed by the artist for the 1910 World Exhibition in Brussels, contribute to the Nymphenburg majolica collection. The colourful birds adorn the courtyard of the botanical garden and numerous other public spaces in Munich to this day.