Bernard Palissy

Bernard Palissy - (Ceramics, Pottery, Author, Naturalist) (?1510-89) A famous name in European ceramics; is said to have spent sixteen years perfecting an enamel surface on pottery. He succeeded in 1557 when he began to make the remarkable pieces still to be seen in the Louvre, with plants, shells, animals and insects in relief, and covered with colored glazes. A Huguenot, he died in the Bastille.

Stamp Depicting a Portrait of Bernard Palissy

Bernard Palissy Platter

Bernard Palissy Platter

Bernard Palissy Platter

Bernard Palissy Bowl

Bernard Palissy Bowl

Bernard Palissy Platter