Artist: De Cuvillies (1695 - 1768)
Nationality: French
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Media: Architecture, Design
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Biography:
Francois de Cuvillies began working for the Elector of Bavaria, Maximilian II Emanuel as a court dwarf at the age of eleven. In turn, the Elector arranged for him to learn mathematics and engineering. He later sent Cuvillies to Paris to study architecture, particularly the French Rococo style, under Francois Blondel. Upon his return to Munich, Cuvillies was appointer court architect of Bavaria and was responsible for decorating staterooms at the Residenz and the Amalienberg pavilion at the Nymphenberg palace. He published fifty-five books of interior decoration designs for wall paneling, ceilings, furniture, and wrought-iron work between 1738 and 1756.

Artworks in Museum Collections: (2)
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Etude d'une porte à deux vantaux (2e moitié 18e siècle) by CUVILLIES François de le Père
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Pair of Commodes

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