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Hidden Doors and Secret Drawers: Furniture by the Roentgens

Wolfram Koeppe, the Marina Kellen French Curator at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, discusses the intricate furniture designs created by Abraham and David Roentgen. The father-and-son team created innovative designs that were combined with intriguing mechanical devices to revolutionize traditional French and English furniture types.

Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Extravagant Inventions: The Princely Furniture of the Roentgens, on view October 30, 2012–January 27, 2013.

The exhibition and catalogue are made possible by the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Foundation.

Video/Audio (4)

David Roentgen: Long-Case Clock
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The Roentgens' Berlin Secretary Cabinet
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Rolltop Desk by David Roentgen: Demonstration
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Rolltop Desk by David Roentgen: Animation
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Satyr Riding a Goat

Manner of Andrea Briosco, called Riccio (Italian, Trent 1470–1532 Padua)

Former Attribution:: Formerly attributed to workshop of Andrea Briosco, called Riccio (Italian, Trent 1470–1532 Padua)
Date:: 19th–20th century
Culture:: Italian (Padua)
Medium:: Bronze; dark brown patina; yellow and green marble base.
Dimensions:: H. 6-3/4 in. (17.1 cm.); L.7 in. (17.8 cm.)
Classification:: Sculpture
Credit Line:: Samuel D. Lee Fund, 1939
Accession Number:: 39.24

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