Crystal flute by Claude Laurent, Paris, ca. 1817 (NMM 10103). The crystal (glass) flute was invented by Claude Laurent (d. 1848), who first patented the concept in 1806 and won a silver medal that year at the Industrial Exposition in Paris. Popular with world leaders, Laurent flutes were owned not only by James Madison, the fourth President of the United States, but also by Emperor Napoleon I of France, King Louis Napoleon of Holland, King Joseph Bonaparte of Spain, and Emperor Franz I of Austria. This showpiece, with silver ferrules and four silver keys topped with yellow, mirrored-back-glass jewels, survives in remarkable condition. Although glass is more stable than wood and does not react to temperature and humidity changes, glass is easily damaged, so Laurent
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Jak intenzivní jsou barvy v díle „Crystal Flute“ od Claude Laurent?
Intenzita barev díla „Crystal Flute“ je Monochromatic. Tato hodnota vyjadřuje, jak výrazné barvy působí.
V jaké orientaci je dílo „Crystal Flute“ od Claude Laurent?
Dílo „Crystal Flute“ od Claude Laurent má formát Panoramic. Tento formát určuje poměry kompozice.
Je Claude Laurent, tvůrce díla „Crystal Flute“, známý pod dalšími jmény?
Claude Laurent je známý/á také pod jmény Claude-Laurent Bourgeois De Jessaint.