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"Renaissance to Modern Tapestries in The Metropolitan Museum of Art": The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, v. 44, no. 4 (Spring, 1987)

THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART BULLETIN | VOLUME 44 | NUMBER 4

"Renaissance to Modern Tapestries in The Metropolitan Museum of Art"

Standen, Edith Appleton

1987

56 pages

This title is out of print.

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Edith Standen

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The Twelve Ages of a Man: The Second Three Ages (18-36), or Autumn, Bernard van Orley Netherlandish, Wool, silk (16-20 warps per inch, 6-8 per cm.), Netherlandish, Brussels — The Twelve Ages of a Man: The Second Three Ages (18-36), or Autumn
ca. 1515

The Last Supper, Bernard van Orley Netherlandish, Wool, silk, silver-gilt thread. — The Last Supper
ca. 1525–28

Panel with grotesques, from a set of bed hangings, Cornelis Floris II Netherlandish, Silk, wool, silver and silver-gilt thread (20-22 warps per inch, 8-9 per cm.), Netherlandish, Brussels — Panel with grotesques, from a set of bed hangings
ca. 1550–60

Aglauros’s Vision of the Bridal Chamber of Herse, from the Story of Mercury and Herse, Giovanni Battista Lodi da Cremona Italian, Wool, silk and precious metal-wrapped threads (20-22 warps per inch, 8-9 warps per cm.), Netherlandish, Brussels — Aglauros’s Vision of the Bridal Chamber of Herse, from the Story of Mercury and Herse
Multiple artists/makers
designed ca. 1540, woven ca. 1570

Rachel and Bilhah with Dan from The Story of Jacob series, Wool, silk (18 warps per inch, 6–7 per cm.), Netherlandish, Brussels — Rachel and Bilhah with Dan from The Story of Jacob series
Netherlandish, Brussels
1550–75

Esau Selling His Birthright to Jacob from The Story of Jacob series, Wool, silk (18 warps per inch, 6–7 per cm.), Netherlandish, Brussels — Esau Selling His Birthright to Jacob from The Story of Jacob series
Netherlandish, Brussels
1550–75

Jacob Burying Idols Under an Oak Tree from The Story of Jacob series, Wool, silk (18 warps per inch, 6–7 per cm.), Netherlandish, Brussels — Jacob Burying Idols Under an Oak Tree from The Story of Jacob series
Netherlandish, Brussels
1550–75

The Lewknor Table Carpet, Wool and silk, Netherlandish, probably Enghien — The Lewknor Table Carpet
Netherlandish, probably Enghien
1564

Jeu de boules or The Ball Game (from the Story of Gombaut and Macée set), Jean Leclerc , probably French, Wool, silk (12-14 warps per inch, 5-6 per cm.), Flemish, Bruges — Jeu de boules or The Ball Game (from the Story of Gombaut and Macée set)
ca. 1590–1600

Chasuble with the Gathering of the Manna, Hieronymus (Jerome) Wierix Netherlandish, Wool, silk, linen (16-18 warps per inch, 6-7 per cm.), Netherlandish, probably Gouda — Chasuble with the Gathering of the Manna
1570

Augustus I of Saxony (1526–1586), Seger Bombeck German, Wool, silk, silver-gilt thread (18-20 warps per inch, 8 per cm.), German, Leipzig — Augustus I of Saxony (1526–1586)
1550

Table carpet with unicorns, Wool, silk (14-16 warps per inch, 6 per cm.), Dutch — Table carpet with unicorns
Dutch
ca. 1600

The Annunciation, Adoration of the Shepherds, and Adoration of the Kings, Anonymous Workshop, British , London British, Silk, wool, silver-gilt thread (18-22 warps per inch, 7-8 per cm.), British, probably London — The Annunciation, Adoration of the Shepherds, and Adoration of the Kings
early 17th century

The Annunciation, Wool, silk (17 warps per inch, 7 per cm), Danish — The Annunciation
Danish
late 17th–early 18th century

Gli Ecomii delle Sagre Corone..di nostra Signora

1633

The Meeting of Antony and Cleopatra from a set of The Story of Antony and Cleopatra, Justus van Egmont Flemish, Wool, silk, silver and silver-gilt thread (20-22 warps per inch, 8-9 per cm.), Flemish, Brussels — The Meeting of Antony and Cleopatra from a set of The Story of Antony and Cleopatra
designed ca. 1650, woven 1650–77

Moses Striking the Rock from a set of the Life of Moses, Agostino Melissi Italian, Wool, silk (13-15 warps per inch, 6 per cm.), Italian, Florence — Moses Striking the Rock from a set of the Life of Moses
ca. 1650–57

Cupid and Psyche Bathing from a set of Mythological Subjects after Giulio Romano, Giulio Romano Italian, Wool, silk, metal thread (20-26 warps per inch, 8-12 per cm.), French, Paris — Cupid and Psyche Bathing from a set of Mythological Subjects after Giulio Romano
Multiple artists/makers
designed 1684–86, woven 1692–1700

Armchair, Beauvais, Carved and gilded beechwood, with Beauvais tapestry covers of silk and wool., French — Armchair
1715–20

The Camel from a set of five Grotesques, Jean-Baptiste Monnoyer French, Wool, silk (21-27 warps per inch, 8-9 per cm.), French, Beauvais — The Camel from a set of five Grotesques
Multiple artists/makers
designed ca. 1688, woven ca. 1690–1711

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