Design for the Wrought-Iron Entrance Grille of a Chapel
Purchase, Anne and Carl Stern Gift, 1965
Catalogue
- Year
- 1700
- Dimensions
- 23 13/16 x 11 1/16 in. (60.5 x 28.1 cm)
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Artist
- Gilles-Marie Oppenord
Artist
Gilles-Marie Oppenordt was a celebrated French designer at the Bâtiments du Roi, the French royal works, and one of the initiators of the Rocaille and Rococo styles, nicknamed "the French Borromini". He specialized in interior architecture and decoration, though he has been connected with the furniture of Charles Cressent. His surname has also been spelled Oppenord and Oppenort.
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Record
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- Gilles-Marie Oppenord
- Year
- 1700
- Dimensions
- 23 13/16 x 11 1/16 in. (60.5 x 28.1 cm)
- Watts ID
- WW-1700-525787
Source
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Source
- met
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified