Artist
Pierre-François Delafons
Pierre-François Delafons is a Baroque artist. 1 work is cataloged here, principally at Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This pair of artists made tiny, gem-like paintings you could hide in your palm, or drop into a snuffbox. Their specialty? Miniature landscapes so sharp you could count the tiles on a palace roof, painted on cream-colored vellum with a single-hair brush.
A friend at the Met once pointed out their 1748 Chanteloup snuffbox, where every leaf and balustrade looks like a postcard you could tuck behind your ear. Because their work stays under glass, it’s easy to miss; but once you spot one, you start hunting for the next.
Works by Pierre-François Delafons
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