Jean-François Bony (Givors, 1754-Paris, 1827) : tentures brodées et panneaux peints

Jean-François Bony is a multi-faceted artist whose talent has been expressed in painting as well as in the textile arts in general and embroidery in particular. He designed the clothes worn by Josephine at the coronation of Napoleon I in 1804. He also received prestigious commissions for several roy...

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Main Author: Danièle Véron-Denise
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Language:English
Published: Centre de Recherche du Château de Versailles 2025-01-01
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/crcv/41268
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description Jean-François Bony is a multi-faceted artist whose talent has been expressed in painting as well as in the textile arts in general and embroidery in particular. He designed the clothes worn by Josephine at the coronation of Napoleon I in 1804. He also received prestigious commissions for several royal and imperial residences. Of all his works, his masterpiece is undoubtedly the magnificent hanging commissioned in 1811 from Bissardon Cousin et Bony for Marie-Louise’s appartment in Versailles. On a white satin background, a variety of bouquets and fabulous birds embroidered in silk have retained all the freshness and appeal of their original colours. In a similar vein, a five-piece hanging at the Museum of Decorative Arts in Madrid also bears witness to his decorative skills, as does another large embroidered piece at the Gulbenkian Foundation in Lisbon. It has also been possible to attribute wood panelling with arabesque decoration to Bony, notably that found in the boudoir of the Chaumière aux Coquillages in the Parc de Rambouillet. There is no doubt that the list of works by this prolific and talented artist could be extended…
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Jean-François Bony (Givors, 1754-Paris, 1827) : tentures brodées et panneaux peints
Bulletin du Centre de Recherche du Château de Versailles
Château de Versailles
Château de Fontainebleau
embroidery
Bony (Jean-François)
painted panelling
Chaumière aux Coquillages in Rambouillet
title Jean-François Bony (Givors, 1754-Paris, 1827) : tentures brodées et panneaux peints
title_full Jean-François Bony (Givors, 1754-Paris, 1827) : tentures brodées et panneaux peints
title_fullStr Jean-François Bony (Givors, 1754-Paris, 1827) : tentures brodées et panneaux peints
title_full_unstemmed Jean-François Bony (Givors, 1754-Paris, 1827) : tentures brodées et panneaux peints
title_short Jean-François Bony (Givors, 1754-Paris, 1827) : tentures brodées et panneaux peints
title_sort jean francois bony givors 1754 paris 1827 tentures brodees et panneaux peints
topic Château de Versailles
Château de Fontainebleau
embroidery
Bony (Jean-François)
painted panelling
Chaumière aux Coquillages in Rambouillet
url https://journals.openedition.org/crcv/41268
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