anonymous
Design for a candelabrum-and-clock
May one see it?
Unknown: the museum keeps its counsel
Rijksmuseum
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The owner is known. Whether it is on view today, the museum does not say, and we were not trained to guess.
- Source
- The museum's own collection data
About the work
Twisted candelabra incorporating figures were extremely popular during the rococo period. The famous Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier produced a number of designs for them. Here the artist has concentrated on the positioning of the figures: Father Time, a woman with a water jug, and a winged woman. Only one candle-branch is shown, but doubtless two were intended.
Rijksmuseum
Particulars
- Accession number
- RP-T-2014-54-2(R)
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- Rijksmuseum: the museum's own open data · fetched 7 days ago
- Image: Rijksmuseum — public domain
