"Les Offrands à l'Amour"
18th century
Medium
Cotton
Dimensions
L. 107 x W. 75 inches 271.8 x 190.5 cm
Classification
Textiles-Printed
Culture
French, Jouy-en-Josas
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Mrs. William Sloane Coffin, 1975
Accession Number
1975.212.15
Tags
Art Historical Context
"Les Offrandes à l'Amour" (Offerings to Love is a delightful 18th-century printed cotton textile from the renowned Oberkampf Manuf in Jouy-en-J, France, with designs attributed to artist Jean-Baptiste Huet I. Measuring an impressive 107 by inches, this large-scale fabric panel captures the playful Rococo spirit through vignettes of human figures—elegant women, children and amorous couples—intermingled with animals, evoking tender scenes of romance and devotion to Cupid Huet's pastoral style, known for its whimsical animals and idyllic landscapes, translates beautifully into textile form, maki...