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Médaillier

Designer Designed by Jean Brandely French
Woodwork by Charles-Guillaume Diehl French
Mounts and large central plaque by Emmanuel Frémiet French
1867
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 556
Le prototype de ce médaillier maintenant conservé au Musée d’Orsay, à Paris, fut exposé à l’Exposition universelle de Paris en 1867, où il suscita des réactions mitigées. Pourtant Diehl, l’ébéniste, dut apprécier le résultat puisqu’il en fabriqua un deuxième, quasiment identique, pour lui-même : c’est celui que l’on voit ici. Le meuble échappe aux canons stylistiques, tant par la forme que par le décor, dont le bas-relief central exprime un puissant nationalisme symbolisé par le roi Mérovée après sa victoire sur Attila et les Huns, en 451. Mérovée triomphe sur un char dont le conducteur excite les bœufs pour qu’ils piétinent le corps d’un ennemi.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Titre: Médaillier
  • Artiste: Conception : Jean Brandely, Français, actif 1855–1867 ; Fabrication : Charles-Guillaume Diehl, Français, 1811–v. 1885 ; Ferrures et grande plaque centrale : Emmanuel Frémiet, Français, 1824–1910
  • Date: 1867
  • Technique: Placage de cèdre, noyer, ébène et ivoire sur bâti de chêne ; ferrures de bronze argenté
  • Dimensions: 238 x 151 x 60 cm
  • Crédits: Achat, don de M. et MmeFrank E. Richardson, 1989
  • Accession Number: 1989.197
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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