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Keywords: French - Choir Gates - Walters 52283.jpg Beginning in the mid-17th century ironwork played a major role in French architecture Throughout the next century this trend continued sustained by the talents of such notable designers as Giles Marie Oppenord 1672-1742 and Juste Aurčle Meissonier 1695-1750 These gates probably date from the early 18th century when the Baroque style was yielding to the lighter more exuberant Rococo style They exemplify the extraordinary talents of the blacksmith who worked with forge and anvil to shape the iron These gates formed the central section of the choir screen which was used to separate the altar and clergy from the worshipers in the cathedral of Troyes in northeastern France The screen was removed from the cathedral during renovations in about 1889 between 1700 1750 iron with gilt cm 503 362 accession number 52 283 31568 Raoul Heilbronner Paris Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1902 place of origin Troyes France Walters Art Museum license Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Art of France in the Walters Art Museum Wrought iron gates in the United States Rococo architecture in France Wrought iron in France
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