Vaas met twee naakte vrouwenfiguren als voet 1764

This drawing of a vase with two nude female figures as its base was created by Benigno Bossi. The artwork is a study in classical form, rendered with meticulous detail. The eye is drawn to the symmetry and balance that Bossi achieves through the vase's tripartite division: the vessel itself, flanked by lion heads, which rests on the shoulders of two kneeling female figures, all anchored by a decorative base. The artist employs chiaroscuro to give depth, accentuating the curvature of the vase and the musculature of the figures. Here Bossi engages with the language of Neoclassicism, evoking a sense of order and proportion. The vase and its support become vehicles for exploring ideals of beauty. The figures are not merely decorative; their posture implies a weight-bearing function, a structural role that intertwines the aesthetic with the symbolic. The female nudes, common motifs in classical art, challenge conventions through form and representation, and engage with debates about the body, beauty, and the symbolic order.