Abduction of Helen . unknown c. 1560-1570 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11'6" x W 10'11" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Emanuel Boasberg, invoiced 12/17/1937. Inscriptions: City mark on lower guard, left Inscriptions: Weaver mark on right guard, bottom Inscriptions: Inscription in upper border: INGRESSVS PARIS CVM SVIS TEMPLVM / APOLLINIS ET DIANE INVENTAM / HELENAM PHANO SPOLIAO NOCTE AVEXIT Inscriptions: Inscription in L & R border, figures: CHARETAS Inscriptions: Inscription in lower border, figure: TE

Abduction of Helen . unknown c. 1560-1570 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11'6" x W 10'11" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Emanuel Boasberg, invoiced 12/17/1937. Inscriptions: City mark on lower guard, left Inscriptions: Weaver mark on right guard, bottom Inscriptions: Inscription in upper border: INGRESSVS PARIS CVM SVIS TEMPLVM / APOLLINIS ET DIANE INVENTAM / HELENAM PHANO SPOLIAO NOCTE AVEXIT Inscriptions: Inscription in L & R border, figures: CHARETAS Inscriptions: Inscription in lower border, figure: TEMPO [?]ANTIA Helen & Priam (R) approached by group of soldiers (L); figures, some touched by rays emanating from sky, worshipping nude goddess/statue (?) at round temple; ships in harbor (background) (L & R BRD) personifications of Charity (with inscriptions); (UPR BRD) inscription; (LWR BRD) seated personification of Antiquity (?) (with inscription) flanked by figure on horseback & griffin; Apollo in L corner; Cupid in R corner; foliage & flowers with masks; bands of guilloche Weaver's mark is indecipherable (1/2 missing), but might match Göbel I:1. , weaver of: the Acts of the Apostles, Florence; the 12 months; the Life of Alexander the Great, Vienna, c. 1550. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 19098 Göbel, Wandteppiche I:1 (1923), 6 (appendix)

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