Neptune from the "Doria Grotesques", designed 1545, woven ca. 1550

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Neptune from the 'Doria Grotesques', designed 1545, woven ca. 1550, Flemish, probably Brussels, Wool and silk (7-8 warps per cm.), Overall: 128 15/16 x 128 15/16 in. ( x cm), Textiles-Tapestries, Like a classical statue come to life, Neptune, god of the seas, stands with his trident and a dolphin atop a pedestal amid curling plant tendrils, gamboling animals and putti, and elegant swags of drapery

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Size: 4183px × 4449px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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