Rape of Rhea Silvia. Pannemaker, Wilhelm de (Netherlandish (before 1600) - Flanders, act. 1535-1578) (workshop) [weaver] c. 1550 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9'x W 7" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. Mars (Ares) embraces seated Rhea Silvia (R, foreground); suit of armor on ground (center, foreground); 2 women mourn (L, middle ground); Rhea Silvia (?) in prison (L, background); base of building with low-reliefs, square pillars lead to altar with vessels with flames (R, middle ground) (BRD) abstract Greek floral motif term
Rape of Rhea Silvia. Pannemaker, Wilhelm de (Netherlandish (before 1600) - Flanders, act. 1535-1578) (workshop) [weaver] c. 1550 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9'x W 7" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. Mars (Ares) embraces seated Rhea Silvia (R, foreground); suit of armor on ground (center, foreground); 2 women mourn (L, middle ground); Rhea Silvia (?) in prison (L, background); base of building with low-reliefs, square pillars lead to altar with vessels with flames (R, middle ground) (BRD) abstract Greek floral motif terminating in brackets in corners; (UPR BRD) empty cartouche flanked by bunches of fruit & brackets; (LWR BRD) devil-like monster surrounded by fruit in central cartouche flanked by brackets The quality of this tapestry is so high, that I will consider it comes from the workshop of Wilhelm de Pannemaker (Kraak). Probably from the same set of which 2 pieces survive in the Spanish Royal Collection (Campbell). French & Co. stock sheet missing from archive, 18471/1 Junquera de Vega, Catalogo de Tapices, Vol. I (1986), 140-143, series 20 Related Works: Panels in possible set: GCPA 0184822, 0184839, 0238070
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