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The sculpture is a shallow dish with two reclining figures at its center. The figures are human and intertwined, surrounded by small white seashell-shaped elements. The dish is made of ceramic with various colors. The material has a three-dimensional appearance and is detailed. The colors used are greens, blues, and flesh tones with a deep blue shade on the outer rim, giving it a lush and colorful look with naturalistic elements.
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The sculpture is a shallow dish with two reclining figures at its center. The figures are human and intertwined, surrounded by small white seashell-shaped elements. The dish is made of ceramic with various colors. The material has a three-dimensional appearance and is detailed. The colors used are greens, blues, and flesh tones with a deep blue shade on the outer rim, giving it a lush and colorful look with naturalistic elements.

National Gallery of Art · Decorative Art

"Gondola" with Bacchus and Ceres

Fontainebleau or Avon Pottery, Follower of Bernard Palissy, possibly after a model by Claude Berthélemy

Date
late 16th/early 17th century
Medium
lead-glazed earthenware
Dimensions
overall: 7 × 13.34 × 20.96 cm (2 3/4 × 5 1/4 × 8 1/4 in.)
Classification
Decorative Art · Ceramic
Accession number
2015.19.4062
Credit line
Corcoran Collection (William A. Clark Collection, 1926)
Time span
1501 to 1550
Department
CSD
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Baroque
  • French
  • classical
  • mythology
  • Ceres
  • Bacchus
  • Acquired after publication of Western Decorative Arts, Part I: Medieval, Renaissance, and Historicizing Styles including Metalwork, Enamels, and Ceramics
  • lead-glazed
Provenance

William Andrews Clark [1839-1925], New York; bequest 1926 to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art.

NGA object ID 195324. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.