Aeneas leaves Troy carrying his father Anchises and leading his son Ascanius. unknown c. 1675-1700 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11'2" X W 11'2" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. Aeneas, leading Ascanius, escapes from burning Troy, carrying his father Anchises with the Penates; his wife Creusa, who sets out with them, is lost on the way (BRD) ribbon tied around & interspersed with laurel leaves & various decorative elements: (UPR BRD) centered by floral wreaths & 2 swans framing crown enclosing crossed scepters & heart; pai
Aeneas leaves Troy carrying his father Anchises and leading his son Ascanius. unknown c. 1675-1700 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11'2" X W 11'2" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. Aeneas, leading Ascanius, escapes from burning Troy, carrying his father Anchises with the Penates; his wife Creusa, who sets out with them, is lost on the way (BRD) ribbon tied around & interspersed with laurel leaves & various decorative elements: (UPR BRD) centered by floral wreaths & 2 swans framing crown enclosing crossed scepters & heart; paired dolphins in corners; (L & R BRD) centered by crossed sheaths with swords, arrow-filled quivers & bows, floral wreaths framing plumed helmets; (LWR BRD) floral wreaths & arrow-filled quivers framing a large double-headed eagle, & acanthus leaves hanging with laurel leaves & fruit in corners Based on a cartoon from the Hearst Aeneid series. French & Co. stock sheet missing from archive, 42032-b ? Göbel, Wandteppiche II:2 (1928), ill. 271 Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0243301, 0243304; compositionally similar tapestries: GCPA 0243298 (also, with similar borders), "Hector [Aeneas] & Anchises" (with variations) Altkunst-Margraf & Co. (Göbel, ill. 271)
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