Title
Médicis Vase with Zeus head
Caption
Imperial Manufactory of Sèvres
Medici Vase 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 figure painter and patterns, 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 scenes are the princiaples in an interior decor of ancient architecture .
Photo by Michel Bury.
Date
1806
Credit line
Photo12/Michel Bury/Collection Chalençon
Reference
CLC12A00_010
License type
Rights managed
Available size
69,8Mb (2,4Mb) / 13,4in x 20,2in / 4032 x 6048 (300dpi)