Carolyn Sargentson, independent art historian and Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the Victoria and Albert Museum, outlines how changing social practices a...
Carolyn Sargentson, independent art historian and Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the Victoria and Albert Museum, outlines how changing social practices altered the designs and styles of furniture, both for the nobility and the lower classes.
Presented in conjunction with the exhibition "Extravagant Inventions: The Princely Furniture of the Roentgens" on view at the Metropolitan Museum of Art from October 30, 2012--January 27, 2013.
Fascinating insight to the reasons behind the designs of the writing furniture of the Roentgens and other master craftsmen of 18th century France. An hour long and not for everyone but those who invest the time will be well rewarded. ( ;
Carolyn Sargentson, independent art historian and Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the Victoria and Albert Museum, outlines how changing social practices altered the designs and styles of furniture, both for the nobility and the lower classes.
Presented in conjunction with the exhibition "Extravagant Inventions: The Princely Furniture of the Roentgens" on view at the Metropolitan Museum of Art from October 30, 2012--January 27, 2013.
For more information on the exhibition and to view more videos featuring the furniture, please visit: http://www.metmuseum.org/en/exhibitio...
Fascinating insight to the reasons behind the designs of the writing furniture of the Roentgens and other master craftsmen of 18th century France. An hour long and not for everyone but those who invest the time will be well rewarded. ( ;