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Mascarade à la Grecque; Suite des Vases; and [Cheminées]
Details
- Palette
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- Medium
- Etching
- Dimensions
- Overall: 17 5/16 x 11 7/8 x 13/16 in. (43.9 x 30.1 x 2 cm) plate: 6 3/4 x 8 7/8 in. (17.2 x 22.5 cm)
- Origin
- Italy
- Department
- Drawings and Prints
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Image provider
- metropolitan-museum-of-art
- License
- CC0-1.0
- Credit
- Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1940
Art Genome Taxonomy
12 tags
Artistic Disciplines
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Architecture Both · 84%
The museum classification includes Book Ornament & Architecture, and the image visibly incorporates a Greek-key frame, architectural moldings, a pedestal, and other architectural ornament.
Subject Matter
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Human Figure Both · 99%
A prominent frontal female figure occupies the center of the composition, corresponding to the museum subject Women.
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Animals Visual · 90%
Two animal heads, apparently equine or similarly stylized, project from the middle register on either side of the figure.
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Flora Both · 98%
Leafy and floral forms are extensively incorporated into the looping garlands and the central costume ornament; the museum record lists Garlands as a subject.
Styles and Movements
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Neoclassicism Interpretive · 78%
The Greek-key motif, classical architectural vocabulary, garlands, and title referring to a Greek masquerade support a Neoclassical reading, although the museum record supplies no formal style designation.
Visual Qualities
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Symmetrical Visual · 99%
The arrangement is organized around a strong vertical axis, with balanced architectural, botanical, drapery, and animal motifs on the two sides.
Medium and Techniques
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Etching/Engraving Both · 99%
The Metropolitan Museum of Art identifies the medium as etching, and the image visibly consists of dense intaglio linework and cross-hatching.
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Prints Metadata · 99%
The work is held in the Drawings and Prints department and cataloged as a book-related printed plate.
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Work on Paper Both · 97%
The object is cataloged as a book ornament and print, while the image visibly appears on a paper sheet surrounding the plate.
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Hatching Visual · 98%
The background and many costume and ornamental passages are rendered through closely spaced intersecting hatch lines.
Time Periods
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18th Century Art Metadata · 99%
The museum dates the work to 1764–1771, placing it within the eighteenth century.
Geographic Regions
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Italian Art Metadata · 91%
The museum record gives Italy as the place of origin, while identifying Petitot as French.
Source & rights
Ennemond Alexandre Petitot. Mascarade à la Grecque; Suite des Vases; and [Cheminées]. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.