Meeting of Antony and Cleopatra. Egmont, Justus van (Dutch, 1601-1674) (author of design) [painter] Leefdael, Jan van (Flemish, ) (workshop) [weaver] Strecken, Geraert van der (Flemish, ) (workshop) [weaver] c. 1650 Tapestry Dimensions: H 13' x W 12'9" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. Inscriptions: City mark on lower guard, right of center Inscriptions: Inscription in upper border cartouche, in center [partially legible in photograph]: ANTONIVS IPSAM / COMPELLENDI / GRATIA MISSVS ILLIVS
Meeting of Antony and Cleopatra. Egmont, Justus van (Dutch, 1601-1674) (author of design) [painter] Leefdael, Jan van (Flemish, ) (workshop) [weaver] Strecken, Geraert van der (Flemish, ) (workshop) [weaver] c. 1650 Tapestry Dimensions: H 13' x W 12'9" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. Inscriptions: City mark on lower guard, right of center Inscriptions: Inscription in upper border cartouche, in center [partially legible in photograph]: ANTONIVS IPSAM / COMPELLENDI / GRATIA MISSVS ILLIVS / AMORE CAPTITVR Inscriptions: Woven signature in lower guard, right: G. V. D. STRECKEN Antony rides horse along bank of river (L, foreground); Cleopatra sits at stern of barge under canopy (R, foreground); women in boat accompany Cleopatra, some row oars, 1 plays lute, another plays flute (center, middle ground); naked cupid on sail aims arrow at Antony (center, at top) (L & R BRD) bowl of fruit, eagles, playing cherubim; (UPR BRD) garlands of flowers & fruit flank central cartouche with inscription; (LWR BRD) garlands of flowers & fruit flank central cartouche with landscape Small portions on both the left & right sides are not seen in this panel (compare with GCPA 0239790, 0239794) French & Co. stock sheet missing from archive, 55803 Standen, Tapestries in the Metropolitan (1985), I:206-217, no. 32 Avery, NCCH, 302 Related Works: Compositionally similar tapestries: GCPA 0239790, 0239794 (different borders), 0239795 (fragment)
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