• MENU
logo logo white logo sticky

Burlington Contemporary is the Burlington Magazine’s free online platform for reviews and research on international contemporary art.

Want to continue reading? Get 1 month digital access for only .

Subscribe now
By using this website you agree to our Cookie policy
  • MENU
logo logo white logo sticky

Search

content
A TO Z
clear all
1 articles
Article
A Great Baroque Bedstead
01/1950 | 562 | 92
Pages: 3-9
Subscribe to read
related names
Author:
Thorpe, W. A. (Thorpe, W. A.; T., W. A.; Thorpe, William Arnold)
Subjects
artists:
Marot, Daniel, the Elder, 1661-1752
dates:
1650-1749
museums and institutions:
Victoria and Albert Museum, London, Great Britain
patrons:
Melville, George, Fourth Lord Melville, 1636-1707
places:
England / Scotland
subjects:
Beds (furniture) / Furniture / Baroque / British
subjects:
Aristocracy / Patronage / Documents
subjects:
Art museums / Gifts
Illustrations
Attributed works:
8. George, Earl of Melville, at the Age of 54. Engraving by Robert White after a Portrait by John Baptist Medina, Painted in 1690. (Scottish National Portrait Gallery.)
Western art unattributed:
2. Bedstead from Melville House, Fife. Height, 4.60 m. (15 ft 2 in.) (Victoria and Albert Museum.)
Western art unattributed:
3. Front View of the Same Bed.
Western art unattributed:
4. Bedhead. Detail of Fig. 3.
Western art unattributed:
5. Ceiling of the Tester of the Bed Shown in Figs. 2 and 3.
Western art unattributed:
6. Coverlet of the Same Bed. Width, 198 cm.
Western art unattributed:
7. Valance. Detail of Fig. 3.