Panel with Three Intact Vases and a Broken One, with Ruins in the Background, from a Series with Vases and Candlesticks in Landscapes
Vertical panel with a row of four vases at angle from left to right. The three at left are intact, while the vase at far right is broken into two pieces. The vase at far left is divided horizontally by a narrow band and is decorated with crabs and horned masks at the bottom. To its right, a vase decorated with a horned mask between strings of festoons and a handle in the shape of snakes, terminating in a mask. The third intact vase has a crab at center and a handle terminating in a lion's head. In the background at right, ruins with vegetation growing on top. From a group of three plates printed in red and published by Henry II Bonnart in Paris.
Artwork Details
- Title: Panel with Three Intact Vases and a Broken One, with Ruins in the Background, from a Series with Vases and Candlesticks in Landscapes
- Publisher: Published by Henri II Bonnart (French, Paris 1642–1711 Paris)
- Published in: Amsterdam
- Date: 18th century
- Medium: Engraving, etching in red-brown ink
- Dimensions: Plate: 12 1/4 × 7 3/4 in. (31.1 × 19.7 cm)
Sheet: 10 11/16 × 7 5/8 in. (27.1 × 19.3 cm) - Classifications: Prints, Ornament & Architecture
- Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1961
- Object Number: 61.558.1(8)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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