Design sketches by decorative artist Claude III Audran that are in the collections of the Musée des Arts Décoratifs. Painter to King Louis XIV. Arbiter of the French Arabesque and a proponent of cutting-edge design who took inspiration from contemporary sources, Audran helped Watteau get his start.

Projet de plafond à arabesques, figures, animaux. ca. 1700. French. Design sketch in gouache on a gold background on paper. Claude III Audran, artist (1594-1674). Inventory number 5482.A. ©Photo and Collections of the Musée Les Arts Décoratifs. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. http://collections.lesartsdecoratifs.fr/projet-de-plafond-a-arabesques-figures-animaux

Projet de plafond. 1699-1709. French. Design in gouache on a gold background. Claude III Audran, artist (1594-1674). Inventory number 4647. ©Photo and Collections of the Musée Les Arts Décoratifs. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. http://collections.lesartsdecoratifs.fr/projet-de-plafond-25

Projet de plafond, arabesque, thème de la chasse. ca. 1700. French. Design sketch in gouache on a gold background on paper. Claude III Audran, artist (1594-1674). Inventory number 5482.B. © Photo and Collections of the Musée Les Arts Décoratifs. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. http://collections.lesartsdecoratifs.fr/projet-de-plafond-arabesque-theme-de-la-chasse

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