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Reading, Writing, and Roentgen

Carolyn Sargentson, independent art historian and Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the Victoria and Albert Museum, outlines how changing social practices altered the designs and styles of furniture, both for the nobility and the lower classes.

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
(00:02:17) 16956 views

Rolltop Desk by David Roentgen: Animation
(00:01:00) 3033 views

Hercules (?)

School of Antonio Pollaiuolo (Italian, Florence ca. 1432–1498 Rome)

Date:: last quarter 15th century
Culture:: Italian (Florence)
Medium:: Bronze
Dimensions:: H. 10-1/2 in. (26.7 cm.)
Classification:: Sculpture
Credit Line:: Gift of Irwin Untermyer, 1964
Accession Number:: 64.101.1438

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