Grotesque with Minerva (Athena). unknown c. 1650 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9'10" x W 10'9" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Antwerp Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Bacri frères 4/10/1918; sold to Aliata [Inc.] 2/24/1961. Minerva in slender loggia with 2 satyrs & 1 man playing musical instruments at base of her pedestal, under arch surmounted by figures crowning mask, flanked by men holding shields & driving chariots pulled by pairs of winged horses, with flaming torches extending diagonally from base of arch; beneath loggia are 2 sea creatures
Grotesque with Minerva (Athena). unknown c. 1650 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9'10" x W 10'9" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Antwerp Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Bacri frères 4/10/1918; sold to Aliata [Inc.] 2/24/1961. Minerva in slender loggia with 2 satyrs & 1 man playing musical instruments at base of her pedestal, under arch surmounted by figures crowning mask, flanked by men holding shields & driving chariots pulled by pairs of winged horses, with flaming torches extending diagonally from base of arch; beneath loggia are 2 sea creatures holding tridents & fish (BRD) picture-frame border with stylized shell ornament French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 6875 Woldbye, AT 6 (1965), 75-92 Related Works: Compositionally similar tapestry: Copenhagen, Rosenborg Castle, "Athena" (Woldbye, fig. 3)
Size: 8816px × 8384px
Photo credit: © piemags/GB24 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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