Vase
ca. 1695–1710
Medium
Soft-paste porcelain decorated in underglaze blue
Dimensions
Overall (confirmed): 8 1/16 × 6 7/8 × 6 7/8 in. (20.5 × 17.5 × 17.5 cm)
Classification
Ceramics-Porcelain
Culture
French, probably Saint-Cloud
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Accession Number
17.190.1911
Tags
About the Artist
Jacques Androuet Du Cerceau|Saint-Cloud factory · 1510–1585
Jacques I Androuet du Cerceau (c. 1510–1584), born in Paris to a wine merchant, emerged as a pivotal figure in introducing Renaissance architecture to France through his innovative designs and engravings. Trained as an architect, decorator, and engraver, he established a printshop in Orléans around 1549, where he began producing influential suites of engravings, starting with triumphal arches. His...