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Secretária com abertura frontal

1783
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 528
Em 1783, Jean-Henri Riesener construiu esta bela secretária para Maria Antonieta com uma cômoda combinando, que agora também faz parte da coleção do museu. Ambos os móveis foram encomendados para uma das salas privadas da rainha em Versalhes, onde guardava as caixas de laca japonesa herdadas de sua mãe, a imperatriz Maria Teresa da Áustria. Fragmentos de laca japonesa do século XVII foram reutilizados como chapa para estas peças reais. A brilhante laca preta e dourada e o ébano lustroso criam um fundo chamativo para as molduras excepcionais de bronze dourado que adotam a forma de guirlandas e coroas de flores naturalistas entrelaçadas. As iniciais da rainha aparecem no centro do friso superior.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Título: Secretária com abertura frontal
  • Artista: Jean-Henri Riesener, francês, 1734–1806
  • Data: 1783
  • Meio: Carvalho com ébano e laca japonesa do século XVII, interior revestido com jacarandá, amaranto, azevinho, azevinho escurecido, molduras em bronze dourado, mármore, veludo (não original)
  • Dimensões: 144,8 x 109,2 x 40,6 cm
  • Linha de créditos: Legado de William K. Vanderbilt, 1920
  • Número de acesso: 20.155.11
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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