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Salón Varengeville

ca. 1736–52, with later additions
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 525
La excelencia de la talla, en parte en altorrelieve, es la más relevante característica de esta boiserie, o tablería, procedente de una residencia privada del siglo XVIII en París, el Hôtel de Varengeville, que aún existe, aunque con muchas modificaciones, en el 217 del boulevard Saint-Germain. Si bien los paneles de roble pintados y dorados están embellecidos con elaboradas volutas, ramitos de flores y motivos de rocaille, la decoración es en gran medida simétrica y, por lo tanto, no representa la plenitud del estilo rococó. Los trofeos aluden a conceptos y cualidades, como la música, la jardinería, la fama militar y la gloria principesca. Las aves de cuello largo posadas en los ornados marcos de los espejos y de los paneles murales reflejan el interés de la época por lo exótico.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Título: Salón Varengeville
  • Fecha: ca. 1736–1752 (con adiciones posteriores)
  • Geografía: París
  • Dimensiones: 5,58 x 7,07 x 12,36 m
  • Crédito: Compra, donación del Sr. Charles Wrightsman y Sra., 1963
  • Número de inventario: 63.228.1
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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