Large basin with snake, ferns, and bark
Charles-Jean Avisseau French
Though Charles-Jean Avisseau is often credited with rediscovering the techniques of Bernard Palissy (ca. 1510-1590), he often surpassed the much simpler forms used by the Renaissance potter. Here, Avisseau creates a microcosm teeming with life on the surface of the ceramic basin, with shells interspersed alongside a snake, a salamander, and a lizard, each colored with a different ceramic glaze.
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