Plaque depicting Bernard Palissy
Nicolas-Marie Moriot|Charles Alexandre Debacq|Jacob Meyer-Heine|Alexandre Laemlein|Jean-Baptiste-Jules Klagmann|Sèvres Manufactory|Armand Feuchère
1846 · Hard-paste porcelain decorated in polychrome enamels; gilt-bronze, polychrome enamel, biscuit-porcelain frame · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
This plaque depicts the celebrated French Renaissance potter Bernard Palissy (1509–1590) sacrificing his household furniture to provide fuel for his kiln, an episode described in his own writings. In this composition, the event is illustrated with the romanticism and sense of drama for which the mid-nineteenth century is known. The plaque is distinguished by the elaborate gilt-bronze, enamel, and bicuit-porcelain frame that is a compendium of motifs and styles from the French Renaissance. Together, they embody the interest in historicism that existed throughout much of the nineteenth century.
- Artist
- Nicolas-Marie Moriot|Charles Alexandre Debacq|Jacob Meyer-Heine|Alexandre Laemlein|Jean-Baptiste-Jules Klagmann|Sèvres Manufactory|Armand Feuchère
- Date
- 1846
- Medium
- Hard-paste porcelain decorated in polychrome enamels; gilt-bronze, polychrome enamel, biscuit-porcelain frame
- Culture
- French, Sèvres
- Department
- European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
- Credit line
- Purchase, The Isaacson-Draper Foundation Gift, 2007
