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Cabinet
2nd half of the 18th century
Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nuremberg
Nuremberg, Germany
In line with the vogue for chinoiserie, new methods were developed for imitating Asian lacquered furniture. In this cabinet, hand-coloured engravings were glued onto a polychrome lacquered ground and then covered in a final step with an even layer of varnish. The source materials were engravings and special cutout sheets in a Chinese Style.
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Details
- Title: Cabinet
- Date Created: 2nd half of the 18th century
- Location: Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nuremberg, permanent exhibition "Renaissance, Baroque, Enlightenment"
- Location Created: Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany
- Provenance: Acquired by Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nuremberg
- Rights: Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nürnberg (Foto: GNM / Monika Runge)
- Art Movement: Baroque
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