Pagoda Flowers and Roses

Jean-Baptiste Pillement

Associated Names
Jean-Baptiste Pillement

Artist, French, 1728 - 1808

The image shows several broad fern-like leaves, clusters of berries, and a thin branched line connecting them. The color palette consists of grayscale tones with hints of reddish-brown. The fern-like patterns emerge from the top left and top center, descending diagonally to the right. In the center, there is a distinct sprig of fern set in a V shape. Smaller floral designs are visible in the bottom right and left corners, and there is a singular insect floating closer to the left edge.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    black and red chalk on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    overall (octagon): 20.8 x 20.8 cm (8 3/16 x 8 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1983.54.1

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

2009

  • Grasselli, Margaret Morgan. Renaissance to Revolution: French Drawings from the National Gallery of Art, 1500-1800. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2009: 240, fig. 1.

Inscriptions

on verso in graphite, circled: 42

Watermarks

JW

Wikidata ID

Q64581179

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