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"French Decorative Arts During the Reign of Louis XIV: 1654-1715": The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, v. 46, no. 4 (Spring, 1989)

THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART BULLETIN | VOLUME 46 | NUMBER 4

"French Decorative Arts During the Reign of Louis XIV: 1654–1715"

Le Corbeiller, Clare, Jessie McNab, James Parker, Olga Raggio, Clare Vincent, and Alice M. Zrebiec

1989

64 pages

This title is out of print.

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About the authors

Clare Le Corbeiller

Jessie McNab

James Parker

Olga Raggio

Clare Vincent

Alice Zrebiec

Met Art in Publication

The Rape of Tamar, Eustache Le Sueur French, Oil on canvas — The Rape of Tamar
probably ca. 1640

Box, Walnut, ebony, French — Box
French
ca. 1651–61

Chimneypiece (cheminée), Jean Le Pautre French, Limestone, French, Chérac — Chimneypiece (cheminée)
ca. 1665–70

Louis XIV in allegorical armor, Michel Molart French, Bronze, French — Louis XIV in allegorical armor
17th century

Galerie des Glaces at Versailles, Sébastien Leclerc I French, Etching; fourth state — Galerie des Glaces at Versailles
1684

Château de Versailles seen from the forecourt, from Chalcographie du Louvre, Vol. 22, Israel Silvestre French, Etching — Château de Versailles seen from the forecourt, from Chalcographie du Louvre, Vol. 22
1682, reprinted ca. 1860

Ornament Designs Invented by J. Berain, Jean Berain French, Engraving — Ornament Designs Invented by J. Berain
Multiple artists/makers
1711 or after

L'Académie des Sciences et des Beaux-Arts, Sébastien Leclerc I French, Etching; seventh state of eight — L'Académie des Sciences et des Beaux-Arts
1698

Skating on the Wissahickon, Johan Mengels Culverhouse American, Oil on canvas, American — Skating on the Wissahickon
1875

Table, Pierre Gole, Oak and fruitwood veneered with tortoiseshell, stained and natural ivory, ebony, and other woods; gilt bronze, French, Paris — Table
ca. 1660

Small desk with folding top (bureau brisé), Alexandre-Jean Oppenordt Dutch, Oak, pine, walnut veneered with ebony, rosewood, and marquetry of tortoiseshell and engraved brass; gilt bronze and steel, French, Paris — Small desk with folding top (bureau brisé)
ca. 1685

Clock with pedestal, André Charles Boulle French, Case and pedestal of oak with marquetry of tortoiseshell, engraved brass, and pewter; gilt bronze; dial of gilt brass with white enameled Arabic numerals; movement of brass and steel, French, Paris — Clock with pedestal
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1690

Cabinet, André Charles Boulle French, Oak veneered with Macassar and Gabon ebony, ebonized fruitwood, burl wood, and marquetry of tortoiseshell and brass; gilt bronze, French, Paris — Cabinet
ca. 1700

Commode, André Charles Boulle French, Walnut veneered with ebony, marquetry of engraved brass and tortoiseshell, gilt-bronze mounts, verd antique marble, French — Commode
ca. 1710–20

Side table, Charles Lebrun, Carved and gilded oak, fleur-de-pêche marble top, French — Side table
ca. 1685

Console table, Carved and gilded oak, marble, French — Console table
French
first quarter 18th century

Six-light candelabrum (girandole) (one of a pair), Rock crystal, gilt bronze, silvered brass, iron, brass wire, glass, possibly Swedish — Six-light candelabrum (girandole) (one of a pair)
possibly Swedish
18th century style

Armchair, Carved and gilded walnut, caning; velvet, French — Armchair
French
ca. 1700–1710

Side chair (one of a pair), Carved and gilded beechwood, covered in wool velvet (moquette), French — Side chair (one of a pair)
French
ca. 1690–1700

Venus and Adonis from a set of Mythological Subjects after Raphael, Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio or Santi) Italian, Wool, silk, silver thread (21-24 warps per inch, 8 per cm.), French, Paris — Venus and Adonis from a set of Mythological Subjects after Raphael
Multiple artists/makers
designed 1686, woven 1686–90

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