Titelblad: Diverses Vases à l'Italienne c. 1655 - 1678

This anonymous etching, “Titelblad: Diverses Vases à l’Italienne,” from c. 1655-1678, depicts a large, ornately decorated vase on a pedestal. The vase is set against a landscape, with the viewer looking through a decorative frame of stylized foliage. The etching's elaborate details and emphasis on the ornate vase are characteristic of the Baroque style, highlighting a flourishing of artistic and cultural expression in the 17th century. This piece is a fine example of "Vases à l’Italienne," a popular subject in European art during the Baroque period, which often depicted elaborate, idealized vases of Italian inspiration. The etching is housed in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.