Table (3/4 left)

Francesco Abbiati

The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States

Designed for writing, this elaborately decorated table includes two drawers at the back and a pull-out writing surface backed with three small drawers. The top is inlaid with marquetry scenes of classical gods copied from antique sarcophagi. Favorite Neoclassical motifs such as palmettes, medallions, masks, and acanthus leaves adorn the table's border, sides, and the tops of the legs. The legs of the table inventively display male nudes as if they were three-dimensional, with each side showing a figure from a different angle.

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Title: Table (3/4 left)
Creator: Francesco Abbiati
Date Created: 1790s
Location Created: Mandello, Lake Como, Lombardia, Italy
Physical Dimensions: 77.8 × 84.5 × 87.5 cm (30 5/8 × 33 1/4 × 34 7/16 in.)
Type: Furniture
External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
Medium: Oak, walnut, and poplar veneered with purplewood, satinwood, ebony, and various fruitwoods
Terms of Use: Open Content
Number: 84.DA.77
Culture: Italian
Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
Creator Display Name: Francesco Abbiati (Italian, active about 1780 - about 1800)
Classification: Decorative Art (Art Genre)

Additional Items

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(Detail of side of a leg (figure 1))

(Detail of side of a leg (figure 2))

(Detail of side of a leg (figure 3))

(Detail of side of a leg (figure 4))

(Detail of side of a leg (figure 5))

(Detail of side of a leg (figure 6))

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Design Ebony Furniture Oak Table Walnut Wood