Borghese Vase

c. 1685-1697

Workshop of Johann Teyler, after Charles Errard

Associated Names
Johann Teyler

Artist, Dutch, 1648 - after 1697

Charles Errard

Artist After, French, c. 1606/1609 - 1689

The image shows a large ornate vase with detailed carvings in gray and orange hues. There are several human figures in relief around the upper portion of the vase. The vase is centrally positioned, with the figures just below the rounded lip. The base and stem of the vase are fluted, and the overall composition is symmetrical.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color engraving inked à la poupée on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed within plate mark): 51 x 34.5 cm (20 1/16 x 13 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1946.21.53

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 63

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1994

  • Fanciful Flourishes: Ornament in European Graphic Art and Related Objects, 1300-1800, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1994.

Bibliography

1993

  • The New Hollstein Dutch & Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts, 1450-1700. (Johannes Teyler and Dutch Colour Prints, Ad Stijnman, author). Ouderkerk aan den Ijssel: Sound & Vision Publishers, 2017: Part I, no. 63.

Inscriptions

recto: at bottom left, in graphite: 455; verso: none

Markings

none

Wikidata ID

Q65070039

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