Suite of Vases: Plate 16
1746
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1746
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
This etching shows a fancy vase covered in strange creatures. The vase looks like old Roman ones, but the carved animals are totally made up—part bird, part fish, part dragon. Saly trained as a sculptor but made these prints in Rome. He loved mixing real shapes with wild imaginings. The lines are crisp and clean, like a carving in paper. Want to see more like this? Look up Jacques François Saly (French, 1717–1776).
