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Scrivania

1759
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 525
Il 29 dicembre 1759, Gilles Joubert, un famoso ebanista parigino che lavorava spesso per la corte reale, fornì questa scrivania per lo studio di Luigi XV a Versailles. La decorazione del piano imita la lacca cinese rossa e oro, un tipo di impiallacciatura per mobili molto alla moda nella Francia del Settecento. Le guarniture in bronzo dorato parzialmente traforate esaltano le linee dalle curve delicate della scrivania, incorniciando e proteggendo al contempo la superficie laccata di rosso lucente. La scrivania rimase a Versailles fino al 1793-94, quando fu venduta nel periodo rivoluzionario insieme alle altre proprietà reali.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Titolo: Scrivania
  • Artista: Gilles Joubert, Francese, 1689-1775
  • Data: 1759
  • Materiale e tecnica: Quercia laccata, guarniture in bronzo dorato, cuoio (non originale)
  • Dimensioni: 80,7 x 175,9 x 91,4 cm
  • Crediti: Dono di Mr. Charles Wrightsman e consorte, 1973
  • Numero d'inventario: 1973.315.1
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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