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Nicolas Pineau, French

Nicolas Pineau, French

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28

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29

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Why this artist matters now

Nicolas Pineau was a French painter and decorator whose work exemplified the ornamental sophistication of the Rococo period. Active across both painting and interior design, he developed a signature approach to decorative schemes that emphasized light, movement, and intimate scale. His influence extended throughout 18th-century France, where he shaped the aesthetic preferences of aristocratic patrons and established conventions for Rococo interior ornament that persisted well beyond his lifetime.

Source: Smithsonian Institution · Trust score: 40% · Updated 7d ago

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Smithsonian American Art Museum Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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Artworks (28)

Design for a Bedroom Wall

Design for a Bedroom Wall

1740 · drawing — pen and ink on paper

23 × 39.1 cm (9 1/16 × 15 3/8 in.)

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Ceiling Designs

Ceiling Designs

1730 · print — etching and engraving on laid paper

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Ceiling Design

1730 · print — etching and engraving on laid paper

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Ceiling Design

1730 · print — etching and engraving on laid paper

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Title Page

1730 · print — etching and engraving on laid paper

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Ceiling Designs

Ceiling Designs

1730 · print — etching and engraving on laid paper

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Ceiling Design

1730 · print — etching and engraving on laid paper

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Print

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Print

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Album of Designs for Console Tables, Wall Brackets and Ceilings

Album of Designs for Console Tables, Wall Brackets and Ceilings

1720 · albums (bound) & books, album

H x W: 41 × 30.3 cm (16 1/8 × 11 15/16 in.)

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Cheminée du dessein du Sr. Pineau

Cheminée du dessein du Sr. Pineau

1700 · print — etching and engraving on laid paper

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Dessein de Cheminée pour une Chambre a coucher de l'invention du Sr. Pineau

Dessein de Cheminée pour une Chambre a coucher de l'invention du Sr. Pineau

1700 · print — etching and engraving on laid paper

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Cheminée au milieu de Lambris de desseins differens

Cheminée au milieu de Lambris de desseins differens

1700 · print — etching and engraving on laid paper

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Dessein de Cheminée et de Lambris de l'invention du Sr. Pineau

Dessein de Cheminée et de Lambris de l'invention du Sr. Pineau

1700 · print — etching and engraving on laid paper

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Dessein de Cheminée et de Lambris de l'invention du Sr. Pineau

Dessein de Cheminée et de Lambris de l'invention du Sr. Pineau

1700 · print — etching and engraving on paper

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Dessein de Cheminée pour un Cabinet dont la decoration variée du Lambris est des plus riches

Dessein de Cheminée pour un Cabinet dont la decoration variée du Lambris est des plus riches

1700 · print — etching and engraving on laid paper

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Panels from the High Altar of the Charterhouse of Saint-Honoré, Thuison-les-Abbeville: The Ascension

Panels from the High Altar of the Charterhouse of Saint-Honoré, Thuison-les-Abbeville: The Ascension

1490 · Oil on panel

Panel: 117.4 × 50.8 cm (46 1/4 × 20 in.); Framed: 137.2 × 69.8 cm (54 × 27 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Panels from the High Altar of the Charterhouse of Saint-Honoré, Thuison-les-Abbeville: Pentecost

Panels from the High Altar of the Charterhouse of Saint-Honoré, Thuison-les-Abbeville: Pentecost

1490 · Oil on panel

Panel: 117 × 51.1 cm (46 1/16 × 20 1/8 in.); Framed: 137.2 × 69.7 cm (54 × 27 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Panels from the High Altar of the Charterhouse of Saint-Honoré, Thuison-les-Abbeville: Virgin and Child

Panels from the High Altar of the Charterhouse of Saint-Honoré, Thuison-les-Abbeville: Virgin and Child

1490 · Oil on panel

Panel: 117.3 × 50.8 cm (46 3/16 × 20 in.); Framed: 137.2 × 69.8 cm (54 × 27 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Panels from the High Altar of the Charterhouse of Saint-Honoré, Thuison-les-Abbeville: The Last Supper

Panels from the High Altar of the Charterhouse of Saint-Honoré, Thuison-les-Abbeville: The Last Supper

1475 · Oil on panel

Panel: 117.2 × 50.9 cm (46 1/8 × 20 in.); Framed: 137.2 × 69.8 cm (54 × 27 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Diptych with Scenes from the Life of Christ

Diptych with Scenes from the Life of Christ

21.3 × 21.3 cm (8 7/16 × 8 7/16 in.); Left wing: 21.1 × 10.6 cm (8 5/16 × 4 3/16 in.); Right wing: 21.3 × 10.6 cm (8 7/16 × 4 3/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Virgin and Child

Virgin and Child

22.4 × 9.5 cm (8 7/8 × 3 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Head of an Apostle

Head of an Apostle

1200 · Limestone

H.: 43 cm (17 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Designs for a Console Table and Wall Brackets

Designs for a Console Table and Wall Brackets

print — etching and engraving on laid paper

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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Smithsonian American Art Museum Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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Smithsonian American Art Museum

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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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