Cecrops welcoming Mercury. Pannemaker, Wilhelm de (Netherlandish (before 1600) - Flanders, act. 1535-1578) (workshop) [weaver] c. 1550 Tapestry Dimensions: H 14'.5" x W 17'" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk; metallic thread (silver); metallic thread (silver-gilt) Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: La Cerda family, dukes of Medinaceli, Spain (complete set in their possession, possibly since the sixteenth century). Duchess of Denia, widow of the duke (in her possession until her death in 1903, when the tapestry passed to the duke's heirs). French & Co. Spa
Cecrops welcoming Mercury. Pannemaker, Wilhelm de (Netherlandish (before 1600) - Flanders, act. 1535-1578) (workshop) [weaver] c. 1550 Tapestry Dimensions: H 14'.5" x W 17'" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk; metallic thread (silver); metallic thread (silver-gilt) Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: La Cerda family, dukes of Medinaceli, Spain (complete set in their possession, possibly since the sixteenth century). Duchess of Denia, widow of the duke (in her possession until her death in 1903, when the tapestry passed to the duke's heirs). French & Co. Spain, Madrid, Madrid, Museo del Prado. In his palace, surrounded by observers, Cecrops greets Mercury (UPR BRD) guilloche; (L & R BRD) wreath of leaves, flowers & fruit above decorative architectural framework with 4 compartments containing allegorical figures; (LWR BRD) 3 scenes with bearded male figure: Prometheus makes man out of clay (?) Probably designed by a Raphael follower or a Flemish artist under strong Italian influence No French & Co. stock sheet in archive, no stock number Standen, Tapestries in the Metropolitan (1985), 87-99 Blanco, ArteEsp 25:1 (1963-66), 11-17 Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0238609-0238617
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