Interior with Marble and Gilt Decor
19th century
Medium
Watercolor on wove paper
Dimensions
sheet: 9 5/8 x 11 1/4 in. (24.4 x 28.5 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1963
Accession Number
63.616.20
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the lavish world of 19th-century with *Interior with Marble and Gilt*, an exquisite anonymous watercolor that captures the grandeur of opulent interiors. This delicate drawing on wove paper depicts a appointed room adorned with shimmering marble surfaces and intricate gilt accents, featuring elegant chairs and tables that evoke the era's taste for luxury and refinement. Measuring just 9⅝ × 11¼ inches, its intimate scale invites close contemplation, revealing the artist's keen eye for architectural detail and decorative splendor. Created in watercolor—a medium prized for its luminous...
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...