Vase Supported by Two Sphinxes

1768

Jean-Laurent Legeay

Associated Names
Jean-Laurent Legeay

Artist, French, c. 1710 - after 1788

There is a drawing of a large ornate structure and an urn. The image depicts a massive stone structure with intricately carved columns and beams covered in detailed reliefs and designs. In the foreground, there is a large, elegantly carved urn ornamented with classical motifs and supported by sculptural elements resembling figures or animals. It is positioned on a platform with decorative friezes and rosettes. A pathway runs through the scene, lined with trees and foliage, adding natural beauty to the architectural setting. The drawing conveys a sense of grandeur and reverence, reminiscent of classical antiquity.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Andrew W. Mellon Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 19.5 × 16.4 cm (7 11/16 × 6 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 39 × 26.2 cm (15 3/8 × 10 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1978.2.5

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Erouart 1982, no. 146

  • 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) / pl. 3 from
"Vasi" [written upside down]; at bottom left in graphite in later hand: 1988; at bottom right in graphite in later hand: 6; verso: at bottom right in graphite in later hand: B-30,426

Markings

none

Watermarks

none

Wikidata ID

Q65572265

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