Artwork
Vase Supported by Two Sphinxes
Vase Supported by Two Sphinxes is an ink print by the Romanticist artist Jean-Laurent Legeay. It dates from 1768 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.
About this work
Overview
Vase Supported by Two Sphinxes is an etching created by Jean-Laurent Legeay in 1768 on laid paper.
Subject & Meaning
The print depicts a tall, ornate vase balanced on two sphinxes seated on a decorated pedestal, set against a backdrop of a columned building and a small garden scene with figures walking under a cloudy sky.
Technique & Style
Legeay employed etching to achieve detailed renderings, using shading to convey the weight and solidity of the vase, while the sphinxes' human faces and wings introduce an element of mystique.
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