
Rustic Plate with Crocodile, Snake, and Lizard
Palissy, Bernard · French
19th century
- Medium
- lead-glazed earthenware
- Classification
- Decorative Art
- Period
- 1776 to 1800
- Image size
- 12844 × 9023px
Description
The sculpture is a ceramic dish featuring raised figures from the animal kingdom. At the center is a brown crocodile. Other figures include a coiled snake on the left and a moth on the right. Smaller figures like snails, shells, and leaves are scattered around the dish. The dish is predominantly blue with various colored figures that contrast against the blue background. The piece appears three-dimensional with vividly carved and colored creatures.
Rights & Source
Open access image from the National Gallery of Art, released under its open access program. Metadata via the NGA Open Data Program (CC0).