Vase de marbre blanc, dans la grande allée à Versailles
Classification
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
Accession Number
1921-6-475-15
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
Step into the opulent gardens of Versailles through *Vase de marbre blanc dans la grande allée à Versailles*, a delicate 18th-century print by French artist Marie Michelleel, active during the mid-1700s. Created between 1744 and1756, this work captures a majestic white marble vase gracing the palace's grand allée—a monumental pathway lined with sculptures and fountains, emblematic of French royal splendor under Louis XV. Blondel's precise rendering invites visitors to envision the symmetrical grandeur designed by André Le Nô a half-century earlier, where such vases served as elegant focal poin...