Marriage of Constantine. Rubens, Peter Paul (Flemish, 1577-1640) (author of design) [painter] Maecht, Philipp de (Flemish, act. 1605-1652, d. ) (workshop) [weaver] 1623-1625 Tapestry Dimensions: H 15'11" x W 19'" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool, silk, linen & metallic thread (warp: 28/inch) Culture: French Weaving Center: Paris Ownership History: Given to Cardinal Francesco Barberini (Pope Urban VIII) by Louis XIII (1625). Barberini family coll., Rome (1625-?). Corsini family coll., Florence (1907-?). Private coll., London (1924-?). French & Co. purchased from estate of Rosa Le
Marriage of Constantine. Rubens, Peter Paul (Flemish, 1577-1640) (author of design) [painter] Maecht, Philipp de (Flemish, act. 1605-1652, d. ) (workshop) [weaver] 1623-1625 Tapestry Dimensions: H 15'11" x W 19'" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool, silk, linen & metallic thread (warp: 28/inch) Culture: French Weaving Center: Paris Ownership History: Given to Cardinal Francesco Barberini (Pope Urban VIII) by Louis XIII (1625). Barberini family coll., Rome (1625-?). Corsini family coll., Florence (1907-?). Private coll., London (1924-?). French & Co. purchased from estate of Rosa Lewis, received 4/23/1956; sold to Kress foundation 6/20/1956. Given to Philadelphia Museum of Art by Samuel H. Kress (1959). United States, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Museum of Art, accno. Inscriptions: Weaver mark on left guard, bottom: P[fleur-de-lys] Inscriptions: weaver mark on right guard, bottom: FM ("F" resting within "M") Inscriptions: weaver mark on right guard, bottom: IT Constantine (center) holds Fausta's hand (L) before altar & offers her in marriage to Licinius (R); family members surround altar, & servant brings sacrificial bull (R); in background, statue of Juno & Jupiter (BRD) wide band with grotesques, cornucopias & floral garlands; (UPR BRD) centered by cartouche with Chi Rho; (LWR BRD) centered by cartouche with eagle; (L BRD) centered by arms of king of France; (R BRD) centered by arms of Navarre French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 56894-b Fénaille, Gobelins 1 (1903-1923), 245-55 Göbel, Wandteppiche II:1 (1928), 121 Philadelphia (Mus.), History of Constantine (1964), 107-09, pl. 1-6
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