Ostara Vase 2

A celebration of Ostara, with all of its magical correspondences: a hare, eggs, daffodils, irises, lilies, alliums, ants, a snake, and birds, all of them resting on a vase etching, by Giovanni Battista Piranesi (dated 1778).

Giovanni Battista Piranesi was an Italian architect, archeologist, and artist. He was known for his detailed etchings of vedute (views) of the city Rome, published in 1743 as Prima parte di Architettura e Prospettive, and 1745 as Varie Vedute di Roma Antica e Moderna.