Large basin with snake, ferns, and bark

Charles-Jean Avisseau French

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 530

Though Charles-Jean Avisseau is often credited with rediscovering the techniques of Bernard Palissy (ca. 1510-1590), he often surpassed the much simpler forms used by the Renaissance potter. Here, Avisseau creates a microcosm teeming with life on the surface of the ceramic basin, with shells interspersed alongside a snake, a salamander, and a lizard, each colored with a different ceramic glaze.

Large basin with snake, ferns, and bark, Charles-Jean Avisseau (French, Tours 1796–1861 Tours), Glazed earthenware, French

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Large basin with snake, ferns, and bark, Charles-Jean Avisseau (French, Tours 1796–1861 Tours), Glazed earthenware, French
Large basin with snake, ferns, and bark, Charles-Jean Avisseau (French, Tours 1796–1861 Tours), Glazed earthenware, French
Large basin with snake, ferns, and bark, Charles-Jean Avisseau (French, Tours 1796–1861 Tours), Glazed earthenware, French
Large basin with snake, ferns, and bark, Charles-Jean Avisseau (French, Tours 1796–1861 Tours), Glazed earthenware, French

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