Candelabrum
François Thomas Germain
1757–1758
- Medium
- silver
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 19.9 cm (7 13/16 in.); Overall: 38.1 x 24.5 cm (15 x 9 5/8 in.)
- Genre
- Silver
- Museum
- Cleveland Museum of Art
Tags
France, Paris
About
This candelabrum is part of a pair. Its design blurs the line between function and decoration. The arms twist and curve, visually flower stems while physically supporting the candles. Though this visual unity is typical of the rococo style, the influence of the rising neoclassical style is evident in the allegorical scenes of light that decorate each candelabra’s stem.
