Cartel

Cartel

• Localisation : The Rotunda / The Gallery of Painting
• Année de création :Circa 1745-1749
• Artiste :Charles Cressent & Etienne Lenoir movement

Description

This rococo-style clock is based on the first model created by the artist around 1735. It is part of a series of clocks with masks portraying women wearing shells in their hair. The feet of these clocks are enriched with palms, and their dials are highlighted with flower drops. Two dragons face each other, and in the middle of these we see the head of a child blowing air through its mouth, who can be identified as Boreas, Aeolus or Zephyr.