Conference between Scipio and Hannibal before Battle of Zama. Giulio Romano (Italian, 1492/99-1546) (designed after) [painter] Mattens, Jan (Netherlandish (after 1600), ) (workshop) [weaver] c. 1580-1600 Tapestry Dimensions: H 13'6" x W 20' Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: Duke of Sesto coll., Madrid. Raoul Heilbronner coll., Paris (). French & Co. purchased from Galeries Heilbronner 2/8/1913; sold to Clarence Hungerford Mackay [?], 6/12/1916 [SS 5286]. French & Co, purchased from Henry Symons, invo
Conference between Scipio and Hannibal before Battle of Zama. Giulio Romano (Italian, 1492/99-1546) (designed after) [painter] Mattens, Jan (Netherlandish (after 1600), ) (workshop) [weaver] c. 1580-1600 Tapestry Dimensions: H 13'6" x W 20' Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: Duke of Sesto coll., Madrid. Raoul Heilbronner coll., Paris (). French & Co. purchased from Galeries Heilbronner 2/8/1913; sold to Clarence Hungerford Mackay [?], 6/12/1916 [SS 5286]. French & Co, purchased from Henry Symons, invoiced 6/9/1927; sold to William Randolph Hearst 7/14/1927 [SS 30546]. United States, California, San Simeon, Hearst San Simeon Historical Monument, accno. 529-9-101. Inscriptions: City mark on lower guard, left; weaver mark on right guard, bottom Inscriptions: Inscription in central field, on banners: SPQR Inscriptions: Inscriptions indentifying left border figures (top to bottom): RESVRRECTIO, SENECTVS, TEMPVS Inscriptions: Inscriptions indentifying lower border figures (L to R): TYRANNIS, OBEDIENTIA, Inscriptions: Inscriptions indentifying right border figures (top to bottom): LVXVS, CARISTIA, RAPTVS Scipio at banks of river raises his arm up to Hannibal, Scipio's army waits, some hold banners with inscriptions (L of center, foreground); Hannibal, across river, stands with 1 arm raised, army behind him (R of center, middle ground); Hannibal's army & elephants (R of center, background) (UPR BRD) putti interspersed with garlands of foliage with fruit; (L & R BRD) allegorical figures in architectural niches with inscriptions beneath them; (LWR BRD); seated allegorical figures with inscriptions interspersed with male winged figures terminating in acanthus base & hold cornucopias, soldier in center French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 5286 French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 15115-d [also lists: 30546] Paris (Grand Palais), Jules Romain (1978), 86-93 Related Works: Panels in set:
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