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Composition with Antique Vases

Jean Jacques Lagrenée II

National Gallery of Art

The image shows several large classical vases and urns with intricate designs, relief sculptures of figures, and decorative motifs. The color palette is dominated by sepia tones with variations in brown shades. A large urn is positioned centrally, slightly left from center, with a pedestal adorned with sculpted figures in the foreground. A smaller urn is displayed on a wall niche in the upper right. A large, embellished urn with climbing vines is in the upper center. Other urns and vases, some with figurative depictions, are in the lower right section, and decorative remnants are scattered on the right edge.

Artwork Details

Date
1782
Medium
etching, aquatint, and lift-ground aquatint printed in brown on laid paper
Dimensions
11985 × 8992 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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