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La stanza Varengeville

ca. 1736–52, with later additions
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 525
Gli splendidi intagli, parzialmente ad alto rilievo, sono il pregio principale della boiserie (rivestimento ligneo) di questa stanza, che in origine si trovava in una residenza privata settecentesca di Parigi, l’Hôtel de Varengeville, tuttora esistente, sebbene molto cambiata, al numero 217 di boulevard Saint-Germain. I pannelli di legno, dipinti e dorati, sono ornati con volute a C e ad S, con ramoscelli fioriti e motivi a rocaille, ma la decorazione rimane in gran parte simmetrica e quindi non costituisce un rococò estremo. I trofei alludono a concetti e valori quali la musica, il giardinaggio, la fama militare e la gloria principesca, mentre gli uccelli dai lunghi colli posati sulle cornici a voluta degli specchi e dei pannelli murali riflettono l’interesse dell’epoca per elementi esotici.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Titolo: La stanza Varengeville
  • Data: ca. 1736-52 (con aggiunte posteriori)
  • Area geografica: Parigi
  • Dimensioni: 5,58 x 7,07 x 12,36 m
  • Crediti: Acquistata, donazione di Mr. Charles Wrightsman e consorte, 1963
  • Numero d'inventario: 63.228.1
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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