Philosophers. Caron, Antoine (French, 1520/21-1599) (author of design) [painter] Maecht, Philipp de (Flemish, act. 1605-1652, d. ) (workshop) [weaver] Welde, Adrian de (Flemish, act. ) (workshop) [weaver] c. 1610-1625 Tapestry Dimensions: H 13' x W 10'4" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Paris Ownership History: Barberini coll. (Rome). Charles Mather Ffoulke coll. (Washington, ). French & Co. John R. McLean coll. United States, Minnesota, Minneapolis, The Minneapolis Institute of Arts. Inscriptions: City mark on lower guard, left: P
Philosophers. Caron, Antoine (French, 1520/21-1599) (author of design) [painter] Maecht, Philipp de (Flemish, act. 1605-1652, d. ) (workshop) [weaver] Welde, Adrian de (Flemish, act. ) (workshop) [weaver] c. 1610-1625 Tapestry Dimensions: H 13' x W 10'4" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Paris Ownership History: Barberini coll. (Rome). Charles Mather Ffoulke coll. (Washington, ). French & Co. John R. McLean coll. United States, Minnesota, Minneapolis, The Minneapolis Institute of Arts. Inscriptions: City mark on lower guard, left: P [fleur-de-lys] Inscriptions: weaver mark on right guard, bottom: ("F" resting within "M") Inscriptions: weaver mark on right guard, bottom: W Three philosophers wearing laurel wreaths stand in front of portal entrance to formal garden (UPR BRD) centered by coat of arms of France & Navarre in strapwork cartouche flanked by rinceau; (LWR BRD) centered by monogram of Louis XIII, the letter "L" over 2 crossed scepters & length of ribbon, in strapwork cartouche flanked by rinceau; (L & R BRD) mask in strapwork cartouche at mid-point flanked by birds pecking at fruit in festoons; strapwork cartouches with rinceau ornament in corners No French & Co. stock sheet in archive, no stock number Fénaille, Gobelins 1 (1903-1923), 148 Standen, Tapestries in the Metropolitan 1 (1985), 273 BullMinnInstArt 37 (1948), 118-132 Chefs-d'oeuvre tapisserie parisienne (1967) Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0244103-0244105, & 3 additional panels also in Minneapolis
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