Infant Cyrus presented to Astyages. unknown c. 1535-1550 Tapestry Dimensions: H 8'1" x W 7'8" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. received from A. Wichfeld, invoiced 6/2/1927; returned from consignment 1/20/1932 [SS 15073]. French & Co. purchased [remnants of tapestry] from A. Wichfeld [to be taken in stock as per Mr. Milton Samuels], invoiced 1/23/1932 [SS 38672]. King Astyages' daughter, Mandane, kneels & holds infant Cyrus, next to her is her maid-servant, behind her kneels Cyrus' father, Persian Cambyses who
Infant Cyrus presented to Astyages. unknown c. 1535-1550 Tapestry Dimensions: H 8'1" x W 7'8" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. received from A. Wichfeld, invoiced 6/2/1927; returned from consignment 1/20/1932 [SS 15073]. French & Co. purchased [remnants of tapestry] from A. Wichfeld [to be taken in stock as per Mr. Milton Samuels], invoiced 1/23/1932 [SS 38672]. King Astyages' daughter, Mandane, kneels & holds infant Cyrus, next to her is her maid-servant, behind her kneels Cyrus' father, Persian Cambyses who holds letter (?) in his hand (L, foreground); man approaches with both arms extended (center, foreground); 2 men talking (R of center, middle ground); farmyard (center, background) Fragment; no borders. Stock sheet states portions of this panel were used for bench coverings (34779, 30048B, 30298, 24691B). The panel was lined in 1931. This fragment is the right side of another tapestry in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 15073 French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 38672 Related Works: Compositionally similar tapestry (full composition of panel), Boston, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Ref. T19w2-s, "King Astyages commands Harpagos to take infant Cyrus & slay him"
Size: 7902px × 9310px
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