Allegory of the Arts (one of a pair)
This panel and its companion (07.225.503b) are attributed the Manner of Le Riche based on stylistic similarities to the paintings in the Belvedere of the Petit Trianon by Le Riche, who worked on decorations at Versailles as "peintre des Bâtiments de la Reine" from 1780 onwards.
Artwork Details
- Title: Allegory of the Arts (one of a pair)
- Artist: Manner of Le Riche (active from 1780 at Versailles)
- Date: 18th century
- Culture: French
- Medium: Oil on canvas
- Dimensions: Overall: 66 × 26 3/4 in. (167.6 × 67.9 cm)
- Classification: Paintings-Decorative
- Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1906
- Object Number: 07.225.503a
- Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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