Arabesque Panel Design
Medium
Classification
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
Accession Number
1921-6-396-24
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
**Arabesque Panel Design** by Juste-François B (French, 1736–1782) is a captivating print from 1775–88, now housed in the Smithsonian American Art Museum collection. Created during the late Rococo period in France, as tastes shifted toward Neoclassicism Louis XVI, this work exemplifies the ornate decorative arts of the era. Boucher, of the renowned painter François Boucher, specialized in intricate designs that adorned paneling, furniture, and interiors, blending fluid lines with whimsical motifs. The title reveals its focus on arabesques—scrolling, vine-like patterns rooted in Renaissance in...