Vase Supported by a Base with Three Grotesque Faces

1768

Jean-Laurent Legeay

Associated Names
Jean-Laurent Legeay

Artist, French, c. 1710 - after 1788

The image shows an intricate urn or sculptural monument set in a landscape. The object is detailed and positioned prominently, dominating the scene. The horizon is visible alongside surrounding vegetation. The brushwork is detailed, portraying textures and shadows on the monument and trees. The color palette is primarily sepia or brown. Various trees frame the edges of the scene. The sky is muted, emphasizing the monument's design.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Andrew W. Mellon Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 19.4 × 16.5 cm (7 5/8 × 6 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 38.8 × 21.1 cm (15 1/4 × 8 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1978.2.7

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Erouart 1982, no. 150

  • Series Title

    Vases

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1982

  • Erouart, Gilbert. Architettura come pittura: Jean-Laurent Legeay un piranesiano francese nell'Europa dei Lumi. Milan: Electa Editrice, 1982.

Inscriptions

recto: at bottom center in graphite in later hand: 692 / Legeay / (5 Bee); at bottom left in graphite in later hand: 1988; at bottom right in graphite in later hand: 25; verso: at bottom right in graphite in later hand: B-30,428

Markings

none

Watermarks

T DUPUY MOYEN

Wikidata ID

Q65572268

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