Design for a Chandelier
19th century
Medium
Pen and brown ink
Dimensions
sheet: 14 x 17 3/16 in. (35.5 x 43.6 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1966
Accession Number
66.631.104
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
Art Historical Context
This delicate pen and brown ink drawing, titled *Design for a Chandelier offers a glimpse into the opulent world of 19-century French decorative arts. Created by an anonymous artist, it meticulously sketches an elaborate chandelier, likely intended for a grand salon or palace interior. The sheet measures 14 x 17 3/16 inches (35.5 x 43.6 cm), providing ample space for intricate details that would guide artisans in crafting the final gleaming fixture from crystal, metal, and glass. In the 19th century, France Second Empire and Belle Époque eras celebrated lavish lighting designs as symbols of w...
About the Artist
Anonymous, French, 19th century · 1800–1900
**Anonymous, French, 19th Century (ca. 1800–1900)** The artist cataloged as Anonymous, French, 19th century embodies the enigmatic yet essential contributions of unidentified creators to France's vibrant 19th-century art world. Active roughly between 1800 and 1900, this figure—or potentially collective workshop—produced a diverse array of works amid the nation's transition from Neoclassicism thro...