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Double-Leaf Doors, by Pierre Rousseau, unspecified, 1794

Double-Leaf Doors

Pierre Rousseau

1794

unspecified

From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art

Dominant colour

Overview

Double-Leaf Doors is a 1794 unspecified by Pierre Rousseau, a Romanticism work, depicting Door, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.

Who painted this?
Pierre Rousseau
When & what style?
1794 · Romanticism
Where can I see it?
Cleveland Museum of Art

About this work

You see a pair of double-leaf doors in this painting. The doors have a unique history. They were originally painted with dark wood grain, but someone later scraped off the dark color around the classical designs. This set has been conserved and is now at the museum, similar to works by other artists, like those found at the museum, The Cleveland Museum of Art.

The story of this work

Overview

Shifts in style and taste often result in changes to original architectural details. Rousseau painted these doors with imitation dark wood grain. Another craftsman later scraped off the dark color surrounding the classical designs. This set has recently been conserved.

Read the full account in the museum source.

About the artist

Artist

Pierre Rousseau

Pierre Jean-Baptiste Rousseau was a French essayist, epistemologist, astronomer and journalist who authored numerous popular science essays and articles.

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