Allegory of the Arts (one of a pair)

18th century

Not on view

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.

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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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