Légende

Amphora vase with a retinue of Greek gods; early 19th century, Berlin, Germany. Ovoid body with a separated recess and slightly upturned neck; on a spool foot and square plinth. Black ground with overglaze-painted red-figure retinue: Zeus on a throne surrounded by the Muses, Neptune Poseidon with Amphitrite, and Athena . Traces of gilded and engraved antique-looking floral ornament under the neck, on the lower body, and on the neck under the rim. Around the gilded neck and foot, painted in sepia and brick brown, are five compositions featuring an eagle, insignia of power, a shield, a sword, a helmet, a dove, a floral wreath, and Neptune's attributes. A trail of leaves surrounds the foot. Foot mounted with a belly on a spindle., A tall ornamental vase with a flared rim and pedestal base, primarily showing deep black, bright gold, and vivid red-orange colors; the upper neck and rim area are gilded with gold and include decorative gold patterns and a painted gold bird; the main body is black with red-orange figurative scenes depicting robed human figures and winged creatures seated and standing among stylized clouds, with gold ornamental bands above and below the scene; the pedestal and foot are gilded gold with leaf-like gold motifs and rest on a square gold base, all set against a plain pale gray background.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A15_109

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

68.7Mo (1.4Mo) / 33.9cm x 50.8cm / 4000 x 6000 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Amphora vase retinue Greek gods early 19th century Berlin Germany Ovoid body separated recess slightly upturned neck spool foot square plinth Black ground overglaze-painted red-figure retinue Zeus throne surrounded Muses Neptune Poseidon Amphitrite Athena Traces gilded engraved antique-looking floral ornament under neck lower body neck under rim gilded neck foot painted sepia brick brown five compositions featuring eagle insignia power shield sword helmet dove floral wreath Neptune's attributes trail leaves surrounds Foot mounted belly spindle tall ornamental vase flared rim pedestal base primarily showing deep black bright gold vivid red-orange colors upper neck rim area gold include decorative gold patterns painted gold bird main body black red-orange figurative scenes depicting robed human figures winged creatures seated standing stylized clouds gold ornamental bands scene pedestal gilded gold leaf- gold motifs rest square gold base set plain pale gray background.