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Vase (jasmin japonais)

Manufactory Sèvres Manufactory French
Decorator Decorated by Pierre Riton
Decorator Gilded by Jean-Louis Moyez French
1834
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 554
format Portraits of famous men were a popular decorative motif at Sèvres throughout much of the nineteenth century. This vase, originally one of a pair, is painted with a portrait of Raphael, the great artist of the Italian High Renaissance. Its mate, now lost, bore a portrait of his contemporary and fellow artist Michelangelo. Raphael's likeness is executed in a technique that imitates ancient cameos, a type of decoration that was perfected at the factory in the early nineteenth century. Portraits and various compositions executed in the imitation cameo technique were a common decorative scheme during the directorship of Alexandre Brongniart (1770–1847), whose great interest in mineralogy may have provided the impetus for this particular style of painting.

The Sèvres factory archives indicate that this vase and its pair were purchased by the French king Louis-Philippe and were delivered to the château of Saint-Cloud "for the service of the king and royal family" on August 23, 1834.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Vase (jasmin japonais)
  • Manufactory: Sèvres Manufactory (French, 1740–present)
  • Decorator: Decorated by Pierre Riton (active 1821–60)
  • Decorator: Gilded by Jean-Louis Moyez (French, active 1818–48)
  • Date: 1834
  • Culture: French, Sèvres
  • Medium: Hard-paste porcelain
  • Dimensions: Height: 13 1/2 in. (34.3 cm)
  • Classification: Ceramics-Porcelain
  • Credit Line: The Charles E. Sampson Memorial Fund, 1978
  • Object Number: 1978.373
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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