#pillement

[mythical-art]

Bouquet de Fantaisie, from Nouvelle Suitte De Cahiers De Fleurs Ideales, late 18th century by Jean Baptiste Pillement

[detournementsmineurs]

"Cartouche Décoratif avec une Chinoise Pêchant" pierre noire, sanguine et rehauts de blanc et pastel de Jean Pillement (1728-1808) à l'exposition "La Force du Dessin, Chefs-d'œuvre de la Collection Prat" au Petit Palais, juillet 2020.

[qquigley]

[qquigley]

[naturetattooideas-blog]

More tulip drama, in the form of an engraving from Jean Pillement. Congrats Hea… More tulip drama, in the form of an engraving from Jean Pillement. Congrats Heather on your first tattoo! Swipe for a detail video. Click here for tattoo details.

[10paintingseachmonth]

Jean-Baptiste Pillement (French, 1728-1808), Chinoiserie Fantasy, 1770–90

[niccolovalcavi]

Trompe l’oeil with turquoise ribbon before Portuguese landscape

Attributed to Jean Pillement

[a-l-ancien-regime]

Chinese Tent for Trianon Versailles. Conceived by the workshop of Jean-Baptiste Pillement in 1780, this tent, never built, was possibly designed for Marie-Antoinette's gardens at Trianon.

( Chinoiseries by Bernd H. Dams and Andrew Zega, Rizzoli New York, 2008)

The book is a compilation of architectural watercolors of 17th and 18th c. Chinoiserie follies and pavilions in France. Rendered by Dams and Zega, the colorful paintings capture the exuberance and charm of these architectural gems. To the authors, these buildings represent "the architecture of joy". And joy is what Dams and Zega give to the reader.

Some of the buildings featured in the book were never built; the authors based their renderings on historical documents. Sadly, most of the structures that were built have been destroyed. That is such a tragedy, but I suppose we can take solace in the fact Dams and Zega have preserved the legacy of these buildings, if at least on paper.