Fragment, Minerva (Athena) restrains Achilles' anger. Rubens, Peter Paul (Flemish, 1577-1640) (designed after) [painter] Peemans, Gerard (Flemish, ) (workshop) [weaver] c. 1660-1680 Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. Inscriptions: City mark on lower guard, right of center [partially visible in photograph] Inscriptions: Woven signature in lower guard, right [partially visible in photograph]: G. PEEMANS Inscriptions: Inscription in upper border cartouche: SVPRA / PORTAM Achilles is stopped by Minerva who gra
Fragment, Minerva (Athena) restrains Achilles' anger. Rubens, Peter Paul (Flemish, 1577-1640) (designed after) [painter] Peemans, Gerard (Flemish, ) (workshop) [weaver] c. 1660-1680 Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. Inscriptions: City mark on lower guard, right of center [partially visible in photograph] Inscriptions: Woven signature in lower guard, right [partially visible in photograph]: G. PEEMANS Inscriptions: Inscription in upper border cartouche: SVPRA / PORTAM Achilles is stopped by Minerva who grabs his hair (center, foreground); woman holding torch looks on (L, foreground) (L, UPR, R BRD) abstract motif; (UPR BRD) central cartouche with inscription flanked by 2 trophies & bunches of flowers A compositionally similar tapestry (see related works) is part of a set known as "Story of Dido & Aeneas", but in fact the series is a compilation of at least 4 different mid-17th century sets, including: Story of Cleopatra & Mark Antony, or, Story of Titus & Vespasian, or, Story of Zenobia (Campbell). Panel appears to be cut at bottom, yet the original lower guard [?] is attached (Dimitrova). No French & Co. stock sheet in archive, no stock number Junquera de Vega, Catalogo de Tapices, Vol. 2 (1986), 27-61, series 47, no. 14 Related Works: Compositionally similar tapestry (full panel), Madrid, Palacio Real de Madrid (Patrimonio Nacional), Ref. , series 47, "Historia de Dido y Eneas", panel 14, "Hombre perseguido por una mujer"
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