Six Medallion or Frame Designs
Classification
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
Accession Number
1921-6-389-91
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
**Six Medallion or Frame Designs** *Pierre Ranson (French, 1736–1786), 1778* Step into the elegant world of 18th-century French decorative arts with Pierre Ranson's *Six Medallion or Frame Designs*, a captivating print from 1778 now in the Smithsonian American Art Museum's collection. Created during the late Louis XVI period, this work reflects the refined ornamental tastes of Enlightenment-era France, where intricate frames and medallions adorned furniture, walls, and architecture. Ranson, a skilled French artist active in Paris, specialized in such designs, bridging the playful curves o...