1746
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Suite of Vases: Plate 6 is a 1746 by Jacques François Saly, a Baroque work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This print shows a group of classical-style vases with swirling handles and leafy tops. The designs mix Roman curves with fresh, playful lines. Saly trained as a sculptor but drew these plates in Rome. Prints like this helped spread new interest in clean, orderly shapes. They made ancient forms feel modern in 1740s Paris. Want to see more? Look up Jacques François Saly (French, 1717–1776).
Trained as a sculptor, Saly etched a series of 30 vase designs while studying at the Académie de France in Rome. After his return to Paris, the publication announcement for the Suite of Vases endorsed the prints as an indication of the sculptor’s ingenuity and freedom of design. The vase designs also nourished an appetite for the revival of classical elements, or Neoclassicism, in decorative arts that developed in the mid-18th century.
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Jacques François Joseph Saly, also known as Jacques Saly (20 June 1717 – 4 May 1776), French-born sculptor who worked in France, Italy and Malta.
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