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French Rococo Ebenisterie in the J. Paul Getty Museum (Paperback)
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French Rococo Ebenisterie in the J. Paul Getty Museum (Paperback)
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The first comprehensive catalogue of the Getty Museum's significant
collection of French Rococo ebenisterie furniture. This catalogue
focuses on French ebenisterie furniture in the Rococo style dating
from 1735 to 1760. These splendid objects directly reflect the
tastes of the Museum's founder, J. Paul Getty, who started
collecting in this area in 1938 and continued until his death in
1976. The Museum's collection is particularly rich in examples
created by the most talented cabinet masters then active in Paris,
including Bernard van Risenburgh II (after 1696-ca. 1766), Jacques
Dubois (1694-1763), and Jean-Francois Oeben (1721-1763). Working
for members of the French royal family and aristocracy, these
craftsmen excelled at producing veneered and marquetried pieces of
furniture (tables, cabinets, and chests of drawers) fashionable for
their lavish surfaces, refined gilt-bronze mounts, and elaborate
design. These objects were renowned throughout Europe at a time
when Paris was considered the capital of good taste. The entry on
each work comprises both a curatorial section, with description and
commentary, and a conservation report, with construction diagrams.
An introduction by Anne-Lise Desmas traces the collection's
acquisition history, and two technical essays by Arlen Heginbotham
present methodologies and findings on the analysis of gilt-bronze
mounts and lacquer. www.getty.edu/publications/rococo
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