Join a Met curator for an exploration of French and Portuguese Palissy ware, named for the Renaissance master Bernard Palissy, whose ceramics were ornamented with reptiles, shells, and amphibians cast from life. Learn how 19th-century potters rediscovered Palissy's techniques in a time inspired by new visions of nature, utopian fantasy, and science fiction. Please note: This event is prerecorded.
Featured artwork:
Georges Pull (French, 1810–1889). Oval basin with lizards, moths, and blue and purple background, ca. 1860. Glazed earthenware, 3 x 19 7/8 x 16 in. (7.6 x 50.5 x 40.5 cm).The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Gift of Wallis Katz, in memory of Marshall Katz, and in celebration of the Museum's 150th anniversary, 2020 (2020.86.8)
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Visions of Nature in 19th-Century Ceramics
Join a Met curator for an exploration of French and Portuguese Palissy ware, named for the Renaissance master Bernard Palissy, whose ceramics were ornamented with reptiles, shells, and amphibians cast from life.
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Unidentified artist
ca. 1870
Bernard Palissy
last quarter 16th century
Multiple artists/makers
1846
Thomas-Victor Sergent
ca. 1870–80
Alfred Renoleau
Renoleau Manufactory
1887–88
Georges Pull
ca. 1860
Georges Pull
ca. 1865–1875
Charles-Jean Avisseau
ca. 1850–1855