Suite of Vases: Plate 24
1746
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1746
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
This print shows a single ornate vase with swirling leaves and a lion’s head. It’s part of a set of 30 designs Saly made in Rome. The lines are sharp and graceful, not stiff. Saly trained as a sculptor but used etching here. His vases mix real plants with mythical beasts. That mix helped spark Neoclassicism in France. See how light plays off the etched grooves? Look up chiaroscuro to spot it.
