Grotto with owl, snake, and lizard
Charles-Jean Avisseau French
Though he devoted much of his career rediscovering the ceramic techniques of Bernard Palissy (1510-ca.1590), Charles-Jean Avisseau invented new forms inspired by the Renaissance artist. This incredibly ambitious grotto demonstrates Avisseau’s abilities as a modeler of complex forms. Beyond the central drama taking place between the owl and the snake attacking the owlets, he manages to hide a frog, salamander, snail, and lizard in the same grotto.
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