Légende

Portland Vase, copy, Josiah Wedgwood & Sons Stoke-on-Trent; pottery manufactory; 1790–1895. Pelike-shaped vase in black with white reliefs white-on-black technique. Relief scenes depicting: 1 Atia, mother of Emperor Augustus, with Apollo and Neptune; 2 Hecuba wife of Priam holding a torch, surrounded by Venus and Paris; at the base, Paris lost in thought. 19th/20th century. Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, England. Vase; height 26.6 cm, width 19 cm., A dark vessel with a rounded body, a flared neck, and two curved handles rising from the shoulders; the surface shows contrasting raised pale relief decorations depicting a reclining partially draped figure under a tree, flanked by standing partially draped figures and architectural fragments, all rendered in light color against the dark background; the primary colors visible are black, shades of gray, and white, with a neutral gray backdrop.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A15_405

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

68.7Mo (1.2Mo) / 33.9cm x 50.8cm / 4000 x 6000 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Portland Vase copy Josiah Wedgwood & Sons Stoke-on-Trent pottery manufactory 1790–1895 Pelike-shaped vase black white reliefs white-on-black technique Relief scenes depicting 1 Atia mother Emperor Augustus Apollo Neptune 2 Hecuba wife Priam holding torch surrounded Venus Paris base Paris lost thought 19th 20th century Staffordshire Stoke-on-Trent England Vase height 26.6 cm width 19 cm dark vessel rounded body flared neck two curved handles rising shoulders surface contrasting raised pale relief decorations depicting reclining partially draped figure under tree flanked standing partially figures architectural fragments rendered light color dark background primary colors visible shades gray white neutral gray backdrop.