Arabesque Panel Design
Medium
Bound print
Classification
Bound print
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
Accession Number
1921-6-204-14
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
Step into the elegant world of 18th-century French decorative with *Arabesque Panel Design* by Gilles Paul Cauvet (1731–1788). in 1777, this bound print captures the artist's mastery of ornamental motifs during France's transition from opulent Rococo to refined Neoclassicism.vet, a celebrated designer and cabinetmaker, produced pattern books like this one to guide artisans in crafting furniture, wall panels, and interiors for the elite. The arabesque style—characterized by intricate, intertwining vines, foliage, fantastical elements—draws from Renaissance and Islamic influences, adapted into ...