Bureau à l'Italienne
Classification
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
Accession Number
1921-6-252-61
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
**Bureau à l'Ital** *Juste-François BoucherFrench, 1736–1782), ca. 1775* Print; Smithsonian American Art Museum into the elegant world of 18th-century decorative arts with *Bureau à l'Ital*, a captivating print by Juste-François Boucher, of the famed Rococo master François Boucher. Created around 1775, work depicts a "bureau à l'Italiennea refined slant-top writing desk inspired by Italian Renaissance forms, blending intricate marquetry, gilded accents, and cabriole legs. As a print, it served as a design template for cabinetmakers, showcasing Boucher's skill in translating opulent fur...