Double-Leaf Doors
1794
unspecified
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1794
unspecified
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Double-Leaf Doors is a 1794 unspecified by Pierre Rousseau, a Romanticism work, depicting Door, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
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.
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.
Pierre Jean-Baptiste Rousseau was a French essayist, epistemologist, astronomer and journalist who authored numerous popular science essays and articles.
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