Borghese Vase
c. 1685-1697
Medium
color engraving inked à la poupée on laid paper
Dimensions
sheet (trimmed within plate mark): 51 x 34.5 cm (20 1/16 x 13 9/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1946.21.53
Art Historical Context
Welcome to the National Gallery of Art, where we encounter the *Borghese Vase*, a stunning color engraving produced in the workshop of Dutch engraver Johann Tey around 1685–1697. Created after designs by French artist Charles Err, this print faithfully reproduces one of antiquity's most celebrated artifacts: a massive ancient Roman marble vase from the Borghese collection, for its elaborate reliefs depicting mythological scenes. Measuring 51 x 34.5 cm on laid paper, it captures the vase's grandeur in intricate detail, bridging the classical past with the Baroque era's fascination for ancient a...
About the Artist
Workshop of Johann Teyler, after Charles Errard
Johann Teyler (1648–c. 1709), a Dutch polymath born in Nijmegen, initially pursued academic studies in Latin and mathematics at the local Latin school and the Kwartierlijke Academie, where he defended a dissertation supporting Descartes' philosophy. The son of William Taylor, an English or Scottish mercenary who adopted the name Teyler, he continued his education in Leiden following his father's d...