Pair of candlesticks
Juste Aurèle Meissonnier
1735–50
Medium
Gilt bronze
Dimensions
Height (each): 11 3/4 in. (29.8 cm); Diam. of base (each): 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm)
Classification
Metalwork-Gilt Bronze
Culture
French, Paris
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Gift of Charles Wrightsman, by exchange, 1977
Accession Number
1977.178.1, .2
About the Artist
Juste Aurèle Meissonnier · 1695–1750
Born in Italy of French ancestry, Meissonnier made his way to Paris in 1718. Named "orfèvre du roi" in 1724 by Louis XV. Became "dessinateur de la chambre et du cabinet du roi" in 1726; meaning he designed all french court festivals. Comment on works: Draftsman; Painter; Sculptor; Architect