# Hôtel Tassel: staircase [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [HORTA, Victor]() - Date: 1851-1900 - Technique: Photo ## Commentary The characteristic, curvilinear decoration of the interior metalwork is particularly apparent in the staircase hall. Here a single free-standing column branches out to support the ceiling and landings, while organic tendrils intertwine to form the balustrade. Similar patterns are incorporated in two dimensions in the mosaic floor, and the effect was reinforced by the original painted decoration, which consisted of curvilinear patterns interweaving up the walls. ## Related artworks - [Boiserie and furniture]() - [Chair]() - [Hôtel Solvay: doorbell]() - [Hôtel Solvay: entrance hall]() - [Hôtel Solvay: entrance]() - [Hôtel Solvay: façade]() - [Hôtel Solvay: interior]() - [Hôtel Solvay: interior]() - [Hôtel Solvay: staircase]() - [Hôtel Solvay: staircase]() - [Hôtel Solvay: staircase]() - [Hôtel Solvay: staircase]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()