Set of four panels
Unknown Artist
18th century
Medium
Oak (?)
Dimensions
Overall (each): 30 3/8 × 30 3/8 in. (77.2 × 77.2 cm)
Classification
Woodwork
Culture
French
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1906
Accession Number
07.225.109a–d
Tags
Art Historical Context
This elegant set of four oak panels crafted by an unknown French artist in the 18th century exemplifies the refined woodwork of the period's decorative arts. Each square panel measures 30 3/8 × 30 3/8 inches, likely designed as overdoors, wall panels, or furniture elements in grand interiors. Adorned with intricate motifs of leaves and roseshallmarks of French ornamental design—they showcase the era's fascination with nature-inspired elegance, evoking the lush gardens of Versailles. In the context of 18th-century France, during the lavish Louis XV and Louis XVI styles, such woodwork panels se...