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Design for a Covered Urn, from: Livre de Vases

Engraver Françoise Bouzonnet French
After Jacques Stella French
Publisher Claudine Bouzonnet Stella French
1657
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Design for a covered all'antica urn with ignudi serving as handles. The body of the vessel is characterized by male and female hybrid creatures, while the lid is decorated with bird heads. The design is part of a series of 24 designed by Jaques Stella and published in 1657 by his daughter Claudine Bouzonnet Stella. The series was reissued in 1667 together with a second part with an additional 25 plates.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Design for a Covered Urn, from: Livre de Vases
  • Engraver: Françoise Bouzonnet (French, Lyon 1638–1691 Paris)
  • Artist: After Jacques Stella (French, Lyons 1596–1657 Paris)
  • Publisher: Claudine Bouzonnet Stella (French, Lyons 1636–1697 Paris)
  • Date: 1657
  • Medium: Engraving
  • Dimensions: 10 15/16 x 8 1/8 in. (27.8 x 20.7 cm)
  • Classifications: Prints, Ornament & Architecture
  • Credit Line: Gift of Janet S. Byrne, 1992
  • Object Number: 1992.1033.33
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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