Medium
Bound print
Classification
Bound print
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
Accession Number
1921-6-281-20
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
**Title Page** by François de Cuvilliés the Elder (1738) welcomes visitors to a gem from the Rococo era, housed in the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Smithsonian Collection. This bound print, acquired through the Museum's Advisory Council, serves as the elegant frontispiece to what was likely a volume of architectural designs. Cuvilliés, a Belgian-born master active in Germany (1695–1768), was a leading figure in Bavarian Rococo, renowned for his intricate palace interiors like those at the Munich Residenz. Crafted in 1738 at the height of the Rococo movement, this title page exemplifies t...