Achilles discovered among daughters of Lycomedes. unknown c. 1510-1525 Tapestry Dimensions: H 8'9" x W 8'7" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Southern Netherlands Ownership History: French & Co. received from Mrs. S. R. Guggenheim, 11/24/1944; returned 5/11/1950. Gift of Mrs. Solomon R. Guggenheim to the Fogg Art Museum. United States, Massachusetts, Cambridge, Fogg Art Museum. Achilles, disguised as woman, among maidens & men surrounding & offering presents to seated Lycomedes; Achilles (L) snatches up sword as Ulysses discovers him (BRD) floral garland interspersed with section
Achilles discovered among daughters of Lycomedes. unknown c. 1510-1525 Tapestry Dimensions: H 8'9" x W 8'7" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Southern Netherlands Ownership History: French & Co. received from Mrs. S. R. Guggenheim, 11/24/1944; returned 5/11/1950. Gift of Mrs. Solomon R. Guggenheim to the Fogg Art Museum. United States, Massachusetts, Cambridge, Fogg Art Museum. Achilles, disguised as woman, among maidens & men surrounding & offering presents to seated Lycomedes; Achilles (L) snatches up sword as Ulysses discovers him (BRD) floral garland interspersed with sections of grape-vine Top border has been lowered; it is correct type & period for field, but seems in much better condition; may not be original to this field. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 77264 Asselberghs, Tapisseries flamandes (1974), 14, figs. 3-4 Related Works: Compositionally similar tapestry (left side of panel), Toronto, Royal Ontario Museum, "History of Ulysses"
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