Artwork
Composition with Antique Vases
Composition with Antique Vases is an ink print by the Romanticist artist Jean Jacques II Lagrenée. It is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.
About this work
Overview
Composition with Antique Vases is an etching created by Jean Jacques II Lagrenée in 1782, held at the National Gallery of Art, Washington.
Subject & Meaning
The print depicts a fantastical arrangement of antique vases, some with handles, others supporting smaller vessels, with tiny figures climbing on them, set against a cloudy, indeterminate background.
Technique & Style
The work combines etching, aquatint, and lift-ground aquatint, printed in brown on laid paper, achieving a soft, nuanced effect through the use of aquatint, which allows for subtle gradations of tone.
Artist & collection
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