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Gilles-Marie Oppenord
(27th Jul, 1672 - 13th Mar, 1742)
Motifs décoratifs architecturaux et sculpturaux : aigle tuant un serpent
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Photo (C) Musée du Louvre, Dist. RMN-Grand Palais
musée du Louvre
http://www.louvre.fr
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Keywords:
snake
architectural drawing
eagle (bird)
sketchbook
architectural decoration
animal fight
sculpture (representation of)
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About the artwork
Title:
Motifs décoratifs architecturaux et sculpturaux : aigle tuant un serpent
Periods:
17th century
modern age
18th century
XVIIth century
XVIIIth century
Techniques:
wash with grey
brown ink
pen (drawing)
Dimensions:
215 x 152
Inventory number:
RF35698-99-folio47
Detail:
Album Oppenord Gilles-Marie - Folio 47 dessiné au verso
Location:
musée du Louvre
About the author(s)
Author:
Gilles-Marie Oppenord
Born:
27th Jul, 1672
Dead:
13th Mar, 1742
Country:
France
See more about this author on Wikipedia:
Gilles-Marie Oppenordt
(27 July 1672 – 13 March 1742) was a celebrated French designer at the
Bâtiments du Roi
, the French royal works, and one of the initiators of the Rococo, 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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