“It reminds me of extraordinary vacations spent by the seashore.”
Curator Yassana Croizat-Glazer on an ornate pilgrim flask (ca. 1556–67) by Bernard Palissy.
Shellshocked
Yassana Croizat-Glazer
2 min. watch
Contributors
Yassana Croizat-Glazer
Curator
Curator
Photography by Paul Lachenauer
Art Mentioned
Bernard Palissy
probably 1556–67
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