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Description: | This is a rather puzzling picture and experts cannot agree as to its origins. It may be Dutch, German or French, and probably dates from the eighteenth century, as the 'chinoiseries' motifs are an indication of the century's taste for the exotic. Chinese porcelains were collected, and Chinese wallpapers used inside homes. But the original products were very expensive and thus European manufacturers produced items inspired by the orient, be it furniture, decorative pieces or textile. Small wooden buildings evoking Chinese architecture were even built in gardens in the second half of the eighteenth century. | Subjects: | landscape; figure; townscape | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Dutch School Æ Attributed to Attributed to French School Attributed to German School | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8957... | Go to resource |
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