Title
Medicis Vase with Zeus heads
Caption
Imperial Manufactory of Sèvres
Medicis Vase with Zeus heads , part of a pair given by Napoleon I to Michel -Louis Etienne Regnault de Saint- Jean d'Angely , State Councillor , at the wedding of Prince Jerome with Princess Catherine Wurtemberg
1806
Hard porcelain (h. 41 cm )
Brand stenciled " Mr. Imp.le Sevres "
Info+
The artists behind the decor are Charles Eloi Asselin (1765-1800) , active in the factory as a painter of patterns and characters, and Charles- Marie-Pierre Boitel (1797-1822) , active in the factory as a gilder and painter.
The antiquarian decor befitting this period presents an iconographic program built around the poet Horace . The two principales scenes represent him in an interior decor of ancient architecture .
Photo by Michel Bury.
Date
1806
Credit line
Photo12/Michel Bury/Collection Chalençon
Reference
CLC12A00_008
License type
Rights managed
Available size
69,3Mb (2,3Mb) / 13,4in x 20,1in / 4019 x 6031 (300dpi)