Tester Bed (Lit à la Duchesse en Impériale) •Maker: Georges Jacob (French, Cheny 1739-1814 Paris) •Factory: Tapestry created at Beauvais •Artist: Immediately after a layout by Jean-Baptiste Huet I (French, Paris 1745-1811 Paris) •Date: ca. 1782-83 •Culture: French, Paris •Medium: Carved, painted and gilded walnut, pine, and linden iron components silk and wool Beauvais tapestry… Continue reading IMG_2658
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Tester Bed (Lit à la Duchesse en Impériale) •Maker: Georges Jacob (French, Cheny 1739-1814 Paris) •Factory: Tapestry made at Beauvais •Artist: Right after a layout by Jean-Baptiste Huet I (French, Paris 1745-1811 Paris) •Date: ca. 1782-83 •Culture: French, Paris •Medium: Carved, painted and gilded walnut, pine, and linden iron hardware silk and wool Beauvais tapestry… Continue reading IMG_2611
Close-Up of Dawn in Ceiling of Bedroom from the Sagredo Palace in Venice, ca. 1718
Bedroom from the Sagredo Palace •Artist: Stuccowork probably by Abbondio Stazio (Swiss (active Italy), Mossagno, near Lugano 1663-1745 Venice) •Maker: and Carpoforo Mazzetti Tencalla (Swiss (active Italy), Bissone 1685-1743 Venice) •Date: ca. 1720 or later •Culture: Italian, Venice •Medium: Wood, stucco, marble, glass •Dimensions: oHeight: 25 ft. 2 in. (767.1 cm) oWidth: 18 ft. 2… Continue reading Close-Up of Dawn in Ceiling of Bedroom from the Sagredo Palace in Venice, ca. 1718
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Studiolo from the Ducal Palace in Gubbio •Designer: Built by Francesco di Giorgio Martini (Italian, Siena 1439-1501 Siena) •Maker: Executed below the supervision of Francesco di Giorgio Martini (Italian, Siena 1439-1501 Siena) •Maker: Executed in the workshop of Giuliano da Maiano (Italian, Maiano 1432-1490 Naples) •Maker: and Benedetto da Maiano (Italian, Maiano 1442-1497 Florence) •Date:… Continue reading IMG_2102
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Studiolo from the Ducal Palace in Gubbio •Designer: Designed by Francesco di Giorgio Martini (Italian, Siena 1439-1501 Siena) •Maker: Executed under the supervision of Francesco di Giorgio Martini (Italian, Siena 1439-1501 Siena) •Maker: Executed in the workshop of Giuliano da Maiano (Italian, Maiano 1432-1490 Naples) •Maker: and Benedetto da Maiano (Italian, Maiano 1442-1497 Florence) •Date:… Continue reading IMG_2094