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Jean Pierre Ador: Potpourri Vase with Classical Figures ( ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Artist |
artist QS:P170,Q18508362 |
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Title |
Potpourri Vase with Classical Figures |
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Description |
English: It is believed that Catherine the Great gave this gold vase to her lover, Count Grigorii Grigorevich Orlov. Together with his brothers, the count organized a coup that placed Catherine on the Russian throne in 1762. The two putti on the lid support a shield bearing the count's monogram. Oval medallions have been painted with scenes of Flora, personifying spring, and Ceres, summer. Represented on the panels beneath the handles are Milon of Croton, a famous Greek athlete of the 6th century BC, and Hercules killing the Nemean lion.
The vase demonstrates the 18th-century goldsmith's mastery of the techniques of casting, chasing, and chiseling. Gold in different colors and in both matte and burnished finishes has been used. |
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Date |
1768 date QS:P571,+1768-00-00T00:00:00Z/9 |
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Medium | gold, "en plein" and painted enamel | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Dimensions |
height: 28.4 cm (11.1 in) dimensions QS:P2048,28.4U174728 |
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Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q210081 |
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Accession number |
57.864 |
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Place of creation | Saint Petersburg, Russia | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Object history |
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Exhibition history | Russian Art: Icons and Decorative Arts from the Origin to the Twentieth Century. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1959-1960. Russian Enamels. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1996-1997. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Credit line | Acquired by Henry Walters | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Source | Walters Art Museum: Home page Info about artwork | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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