Armide before Godfrey de Bouillon . unknown c. 1670 Tapestry Dimensions: H 7' x W 11' Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. received from Messrs. Alexander & Greey (S. van Duzer), ; returned 10/25/1928. Armide, with 1 maiden behind her, kneels before enthroned Godfrey de Bouillon, flanked by soldiers & beneath baldachin Borders missing. Gerusalemme liberata, 1575, is the best known work of the Italian poet Torquato Tasso. The tapestries series is based on the engravings by Antonio Tempesta (), Michel Lasne (
Armide before Godfrey de Bouillon . unknown c. 1670 Tapestry Dimensions: H 7' x W 11' Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. received from Messrs. Alexander & Greey (S. van Duzer), ; returned 10/25/1928. Armide, with 1 maiden behind her, kneels before enthroned Godfrey de Bouillon, flanked by soldiers & beneath baldachin Borders missing. Gerusalemme liberata, 1575, is the best known work of the Italian poet Torquato Tasso. The tapestries series is based on the engravings by Antonio Tempesta (), Michel Lasne (), & François Chaveau (), which accompanied the various editions of the book. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 13539 Chevalier, Aubusson (1988), 50-51 Related Works: Iconographically similar tapestry: GCPA 0243410; similar tapestry: baron Benoît Bonvoisin coll. (in Chevalier) "Armide before Godfrey de Bouillon"
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