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Door from the Great Hall of Van Rensselaer Manor House, Albany, New York

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a large room with a wooden floor and an arched doorway. The doorway is centered in the image and has a white frame with ornate carvings on top. The walls on either side of the doorway are yellow with black designs, including two large oval portraits in ornate black frames. There are white doors on either side of the walls, one on the left and one on the right. The floor is made of light-colored wood planks. The ceiling is white with a long fluorescent light running along it. The background beyond the archway is a darker room.

Artwork Details

Date
1765–69
Medium
Pine
Culture
American
Dimensions
599 × 463 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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