尚‧皮勒蒙（Jean Pillement, 1728-1808）是位擅長風景畫與中國風（Chinoiserie）裝飾的畫家，其作品透過版刻廣為流傳，使他在1760年代便已揚名英國與歐陸。他先後受到西班牙、葡萄牙、英國、奧地利、與波蘭皇室貴族之請託，進行皇宮別墅廳院的裝飾繪畫，並成為波蘭國王封予的「御用畫家」（pictor regius），以及法國瑪麗皇后（Marie-Antoinette, 1755-1793）的私人畫家。奇美博物館所典藏的這四幅裝飾壁畫便是具有典型皮勒蒙式裝飾風格的作品。

在四幅作品中，花彩（festoon）、緞帶與果葉等形構出中軸與邊框。底層橫飾帶上可見類似希臘瓶繪般的黑底紅色人物，描繪希臘諸神的相關場景；橫飾帶上的海中女妖（Melusine）、人頭獅身獸（Sphinx）、或獅鷲（Griffin）等傳說中的奇獸分立在大型花器兩側，或是頂著描繪古典建築廢墟的詩意風景圓盤；繼而往上則衍生出優雅盤捲、對稱分佈的纖細花枝葉莖。在順延中軸而上的高頸寬腹花瓶中插滿了各式盛開的繽紛花卉。花瓶上方綴有一黑底仿浮雕式的圖案，分別描繪了人身羊腿的牧神潘（Pan）、手拿鐮刀與穀束的農婦、由草帽、牧杖與獵槍所組成的田野象徵、以及獻祭的女子。中軸最上方則是成對的小天使，他們共持或分拿花環、有的則在簇擁花穗的同時親吻擁抱。中軸與邊框上的裝飾充滿著想像的奇獸異草、鳥雀蝴蝶與攀爬舞蹈的小天使，形式化的秀氣線條、精緻細碎的花草捲葉造形，以及混雜其中的神話人物、古典風俗，與牧歌田園景緻，流露出十足洛可可風的輕盈綺麗與奇想雅趣。(于禮本)

Jean Pillement (1728–1808) specialized in landscapes and Chinoiserie. He was widely known in the 1760s because the engravings of his works were widely distributed throughout England and Europe. Royals from Spain, Portugal, England, Austria and Poland had invited him successively to create decorative paintings at their palaces and royal estates. He was even dubbed “pictor regius” (the “royal painter”) by the king of Poland and employed by Marie-Antoinette (1755–1793).The four decorative panels collected by Chimei Museum are typical decorative works created by Pillement.

Among the four panels, festoon, ribbons, fruits, and leaves form the center and the frame. Depicting stories of Greek gods, red figures in black background that often appear on painted Greek vases can also be seen on the ribbon at the bottom. Mythical creatures such as a melusine, sphinx, and griffin stand on both sides of the large vases or carry a poetic plate that depicts ancient ruins with their head. On top of them are elegant symmetrical thin twigs curling upward. A variety of flowers in full blossom are arranged in the high-neck vases painted on the center. Quasi-embossed patterns in black background over the vases depict Pan, a Greek god of human body and hindquarters, a countrywoman holding a sickle and bundle grain, the symbol of field formed by a straw hat, a pastoral staff and a shotgun, and a woman making sacrifices. On the top of the corner hold are angels in pairs carrying garlands either by themselves or together, some kiss or hug each other while clustering together with flowers. The decoration on the center and the frame is made up of mythical creature, birds, butterflies and dancing little angels. The pastoral landscape, the combination of graceful lines, delicate floral vines and mythical figures reveal a sort of light and picturesque rococo beauty. (Li Pen YU)