Decoration d'une chamber de parade vüe du côté du Lit, plate 82 in De La Distribution des Maisons de Plaisance, et de la Decoration des Edifices en General
Medium
architecture, interiors
Classification
architecture, interiors
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
Accession Number
1921-6-241-87
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
This 1738 plate by Jacques-François Blondel illustrates the decoration of a grand state bedroom, viewed from the side of the bed, as part of his two-volume treatise *De La Distribution des Maisons de Plaisance, et de la Decoration des Edifices en General*. The work provided architects and patrons with detailed designs for country houses, emphasizing both practical layouts and luxurious interiors suited to aristocratic leisure. Blondel (1705–1774), a leading French architect, educator, and theorist, used such plates to demonstrate how architecture and decoration could create harmonious, impres...