Writing table

David Roentgen, c. 1780 - c. 1785

Roentgen was renowned for his marquetry, which is composed, like a jigsaw puzzle, of tiny pieces of different wood, without engraved details. He called this technique à la mosaïque. On this tabletop the Greek hero Aeneas is shown fleeing the burning city of Troy carrying his father Anchises on his back. This story is recounted by the Roman poet Virgil in the Aeneid, an epic poem about Aeneas’ heroic deeds.

  • Artwork typetable
  • Object numberBK-16677
  • Dimensionsdepth 50.0 cm, width 47.7 cm x depth 36.0 cm, height 73.5 cm x width 72.5 cm
  • Physical characteristicseikenhout, belijmd met esdoornhout en andere houtsoorten, verguld brons