Jeune femme drapée, marchant de gauche à droit, portant un vase de métal (Young draped woman, walking from left to right, carrying a metal vase in the style of red-figure vase painting), most likely from Recueil de Différentes Compositions Frises et Ornements dessinées et gravées à la manière du lavis par La Grenée le Juene Se trouve chez l'Auteur, au Louvre et chez Basan, rue et Hôtel Serpente A Paris, in an album containing Recueil de Compositions par Lagrenée Le Jeune (Collection of Compositions by Lagrenée the Younger) 1779 - 1789

Jean Jacques Lagrenée created this print of a draped woman carrying a metal vase in the style of red-figure vase painting. The ochre figure stands out against the dark brown background, framed by vertical lines of stylized leaves and a decorative frieze at the bottom, creating a sense of classical order. The texture is achieved through fine lines mimicking the look of ancient pottery. Lagrenée evokes classical antiquity by referencing red-figure vase painting, a style that originated in ancient Greece. Semiotically, the vase the woman carries is not just a vessel but a signifier of ancient Greek culture and its artistic achievements. The stylized border, the leaves, and the frieze act as cultural codes, reinforcing the classical theme. Lagrenée destabilizes fixed notions of classical art by presenting it in the form of a print rather than an actual vase. The linear quality of the print and its monochrome palette emphasize form and structure, reflecting an interest in how art can represent and interpret classical ideals through different mediums. This allows us to consider how form and content interact, creating new meanings and interpretations.