The Animation of Decorative Arts in 18th-century France
The Animation of Decorative Arts in 18th-century France
Discover how furniture and decorative arts came to life in the literature, dance, and theater of 18th-century France, a theme later explored and elaborated by Disney in the classic animated film Beauty and the Beast.
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Met Museum online
December 14, 2021 | 6:00 pm
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Wolf Burchard
Associate Curator, European Sculpture and Decorative Arts, The Met
Alicia Caticha
Assistant Professor, Department of Art History, Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences, Northwestern University
Sarah Lawrence
Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Curator in Charge, European Sculpture and Decorative Arts, The Met
Meredith Martin
Associate Professor of Art History, Department of Art History, and Institute of Fine Arts, New York University
David Pullins
Associate Curator, European Paintings, The Met

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Image: Sèvres Manufactory. Covered vase in the form of a tower (vase en tour; detail), ca. 1762. Soft-paste porcelain. The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, CA, The Arabella D. Huntington Memorial Art Collection. Image courtesy of the Huntington Art Museum, San Marino, California