● On view now — 202 French Neoclassical Decorative Arts
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · verified August 2026
FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG
Shifts in style and taste often result in changes to original architectural details. Rousseau painted these doors with imitation dark wood grain. Another craftsman later scraped off the dark color surrounding the classical designs. This set was conserved in 1979 and retains more traces of the original graining than the other doors by this artist in the museum's collection.
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Anonymous — Valentine
Jean -Siméon Rousseau de la Rottière|Jules-Hugues Rousseau —
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Felice Giani — Design for the Decoration of a Wall and Ceili
Anonymous, Italian, second half of the 16th century — Design
Anonymous, French, 19th century — Design for a Valance in th
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Anonymous, French, 19th century — Design for a Table
Johann Theodor de Bry — Design for a Knife Handle with the P
