François de Cuvilliés, Four doors with trims and one set of entre-portes

François de Cuvilliés

German · 1695–1768 · Printmaker, Sculptor

François de Cuvilliés, sometimes referred to as the Elder, was a Bavarian decorative designer and architect born in the Spanish Netherlands. He was instrumental in bringing the… (Wikipedia)

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François de Cuvilliés, sometimes referred to as the Elder, was a Bavarian decorative designer and architect born in the Spanish Netherlands. He was instrumental in bringing the Rococo style to the Wittelsbach court at Munich and to Central Europe in general.

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Born 1695, SoigniesDied 1768, MunichOccupation Printmaker, SculptorWikidata Q60739 ↗ULAN 500007421 ↗Museum works 5

Also known as François Cuvilliés, François de Cuvilliés, I, Francois de Cuvillies the Elder, Francois de, I Cuvillies, Francois de, the elder Cuvillies, François I de Cuvilliés, François (Jean François) de Cuvilliés, (the Elder), Jean-François Cuvilliés and 4 other name forms

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

François de Cuvilliés, Four doors with trims and one set of entre-portes
Four doors with trims and one set of entre-portesca. 1730–35 · Wood, painted, carved and gilded
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rogers Fund, 1927 — Open Access (CC0)
François de Cuvilliés, Commode
Commodeca. 1735–40 · Pine and linden wood; carved, partially painted, and gilded gesso, partly incised; Tegernsee limestone top
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Fletcher Fund, 1928 — Open Access (CC0)
François de Cuvilliés, Designs for Two Commodes , from 'Livre de differents dessein de Comodes'
Designs for Two Commodes , from 'Livre de differents dessein de Comodes'1745–56 · Etching
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1930 — Open Access…
François de Cuvilliés, A Rococo Garden Trellis and Gazebo
A Rococo Garden Trellis and Gazeboc. 1750 · pen and black ink with brown wash, heightened with white gouache on blue laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Andrea Woodner — Open Access (CC0)
François de Cuvilliés, A Rococo Garden Trellis and Gazebo
A Rococo Garden Trellis and Gazebo1750
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC0 · Jean-François de Cuvilliés I, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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