Minneapolis Institute of Art

Greek vase with medallions

Manufacturer: Manufactured by Sèvres Porcelain Factory

Date

c. 1765

Medium

Porcelain

Department

European Art

Institution

Minneapolis Institute of Art

In the 1760s, a cool wind blew through the frivolous and fussily ornamental world of French porcelain manufacture. Etienne-Maurice Falconet became director of the sculpture workshops of the Sèvres manufactory, designing in the "Greek taste" that channeled antiquity at its most monumental. In this case, a rectilinear Greek meander snakes around a vase formed from a fluted column base. The ground is glazed with an imitation of lapis lazuli. France, Europe

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