Two Arabesque Panel Designs
Medium
Classification
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
Accession Number
1921-6-396-3
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
**Two Arabesque Panel Designs *Juste-François Boucher (French, 1736–1782), 1768–* *Print; Smithsonian American Art Museum* into the elegant world of 18th French decorative arts with *Two Arabesque Panel Designs* by Juste-François Boucher. between 1768 and1775, this print captures the artist's skill in crafting intricate ornamental patterns destined for luxurious interiors. Arabesques—those sinuous, intertwining motifs of foliage, scrolls, and fantastical elements—were a hallmark of the period's opulent aesthetic, adorning walls, furniture, and screens in châteaux and salons across Europe...