↗France, late 19th century-early 20th century · c. 1915–26
Water Lilies (Agapanthus)
Claude Monet
Gift of Mrs. Edward B. Greene · The Cleveland Museum of Art
Image: public domain (CC0) · Museum record & image source ↗
France · 1777–78
Snuff Box (Tabatière)
- Date
- 1777–78
- Medium
- gold and enamel
- Dimensions
- Overall: 2.9 x 3.9 cm (1 1/8 x 1 9/16 in.)
- Country / context
- France
- Movement / tradition
- Neoclassicism · Source ↗
- Collection
- The Cleveland Museum of Art
- Pathway
- European and American art ↗
FROM THE MUSEUM
This box is decorated with figures of antiquity associated with love: winged cupids, dancing nymphs, and representations of the Greek goddess of love. These scenes are inspired by antique cameos, intricately carved gemstones crafted in ancient Greece and Rome. This interest in ancient iconography, symmetry, and classical compositions of gods and goddesses was characteristic of 18th-century neoclassicism.
Collection text · The Cleveland Museum of Art · CC0A MOMENT TO LOOK
Start with what you can see: shapes, surface, colour and scale. How might the listed materials affect the way this object was made and experienced?
Looking prompt · an invitation to observe, not a historical interpretation.
