Painted walnut and pine
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84 x 172 x 77 cm (33 1/16 x 67 11/16 x 30 5/16 in.)
Object details
Accession number
F26e2.1-2
Primary Creator
Italian, Venice
Full title
Two Console Tables (Console)
Creation Date
mid 18th century
Provenance
Entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection by 1890.
Dimensions
84 x 172 x 77 cm (33 1/16 x 67 11/16 x 30 5/16 in.)
Display Media
Painted walnut and pine
Web Commentary
This pair of wall tables represents the Venetian Rococo in the sensuous curves seen on nearly every profile. While relying on Loius XV models, they reflect a spontaneous adaptation of French forms and decoration. The original blue paint can be seen in areas where the varnish has chipped off. With age, the varnish has made the light blue paint seem greener than was originally intended.
Permanent Gallery Location
Titian Room
Bibliography
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston: 1935), p. 220. (Italian)
Fausto Calderai and Alan Chong. Furnishing a Museum: Isabella Stewart Gardner’s Collection of Italian Furniture (Boston: 2011), pp. 256-57, no. 118.
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This pair of wall tables represents the Venetian Rococo in the sensuous curves seen on nearly every profile. While relying on Loius XV models, they reflect a spontaneous adaptation of French forms and decoration. The original blue paint can be seen in areas where the varnish has chipped off. With age, the varnish has made the light blue paint seem greener than was originally intended.