Romulus becomes king of newly founded Rome. Orley, Bernart van (Netherlandish (before 1600) - Flanders, ) (author of design, attr.) [painter] c. 1525-1530 Tapestry Dimensions: H 400 x W 500 cm Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool (warp: ); wool & silk; metallic thread (gold); metallic thread (silver) Culture: Southern Netherlands Ownership History: Inventory of Carlos II (1701-1703). Inventory of Carlos III (1788). Inventory of Fernando VII (1834). Spain, Madrid, Palacio Real de Madrid, accno. (or, PN. S. 14/3). Inscriptions: Inscription in upper border cartouche

Romulus becomes king of newly founded Rome. Orley, Bernart van (Netherlandish (before 1600) - Flanders, ) (author of design, attr.) [painter] c. 1525-1530 Tapestry Dimensions: H 400 x W 500 cm Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool (warp: ); wool & silk; metallic thread (gold); metallic thread (silver) Culture: Southern Netherlands Ownership History: Inventory of Carlos II (1701-1703). Inventory of Carlos III (1788). Inventory of Fernando VII (1834). Spain, Madrid, Palacio Real de Madrid, accno. (or, PN. S. 14/3). Inscriptions: Inscription in upper border cartouche: ROMVLVS ET REMVS VRBE ARATRO DESIGNAT, ACCIPIVNT / AVGVRIA, ROMVLVS FIT REX DAT NOME CIVITATI, OCCIDIT REMVM Enthroned Romulus is crowned by 2 women (center, middle ground); before steps of throne, 2 pages kneel before torches (center, foreground); group of men assist with coronation (L, middle ground); group of women sing (R, middle ground); group of peasants approach (L of center, background); plowing scene (L, background) (BRD) garlands of flowers & fruit interspersed with animals, figures in corners; (UPR BRD) 2 cherubim support central cartouche with inscription Possibly woven in Brussels. Junquera de Vega, Catalogo de Tapices, Vol. I (1986), 93-99, series 14, Valencia de Don Juan, Tapices de la Corona de España, 25,26, Delmarcel, Golden Weavings (1993), 64-91 Livy, Early history of Rome, 40,41 Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0238074-0238080

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