Detail View: The AMICA Library: The Chinese Fair
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AMICA ID:
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MIA_.45.14
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AMICA Library Year:
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1998
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Object Type:
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Textiles
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Creator Name:
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Boucher, François
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Creator Nationality:
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European; French
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Creator Role:
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designer
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Creator Dates/Places:
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1703 - 1770
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Gender:
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M
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Creator Name-CRT:
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François Boucher
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Creator Name:
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Dumons, Jean-Joseph
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Creator Role:
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cartooner
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Gender:
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M
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Jean-Joseph Dumons
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Creator Name:
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Royal Beauvais Manufactory
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Royal Beauvais Manufactory
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Creator Name:
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Besnier, Nicolas
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Gender:
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M
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Nicolas Besnier
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Title:
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The Chinese Fair
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View:
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Front
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Creation Date:
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1742 - 1745
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Creation Start Date:
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1742
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Creation End Date:
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1745
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Materials and Techniques:
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wool, silk
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Classification Term:
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tapestries
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Creation Place:
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Beauvais
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Dimensions:
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H.143 x W.218 in., irregular
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Component Measured:
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overall
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Measurement Unit:
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in
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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Owner Location:
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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ID Number:
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45.14
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Credit Line:
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The William Hood Dunwoody Fund
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Rights:
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Context:
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As trade expanded to China in the 17th and 18th centuries, Europeans became intrigued with the exoticism of the Far East. In time, artists created decorative objects inspired by Chinese forms and motifs. This tapestry, one of a six-part series designed by the French painter François Boucher, captures the bustle of a European marketplace thinly disguised as a Chinese fair. Pagoda roofs, rickshaws, and Asian costumes, along with elephants and camels, help complete this illusion. In the 18th century, it was fashionable to install tapestries permanently on the walls and to decorate the rooms accordingly. This tapestry was originally hung in a Paris salon surrounded by imported Chinese cabinets, chinoiserie (Chinese-inspired) screens, and crimson upholstery and curtains. From the second Chinese Series. |
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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MIA_.1844c.tif
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