Toilet of Venus (Aphrodite). Giulio Romano (Italian, 1492/99-1546) (designed after) [painter] Lefebvre, Jean I (French, fl. 1662-1700) (workshop) [weaver] c. 1650-1700 Tapestry Dimensions: H 8' x W 10'10" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Paris Ownership History: Ex. Spitzer coll. French & Co. purchased from Lionel Harris, invoiced 11/10/1927; sold to William Randolph Hearst 2/14/1928. United States, California, San Simeon, Hearst San Simeon Historical Monument, accno. 529-9-6054. Inscriptions: Woven signature in lower guard,, right: Figures seat

Toilet of Venus (Aphrodite). Giulio Romano (Italian, 1492/99-1546) (designed after) [painter] Lefebvre, Jean I (French, fl. 1662-1700) (workshop) [weaver] c. 1650-1700 Tapestry Dimensions: H 8' x W 10'10" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Paris Ownership History: Ex. Spitzer coll. French & Co. purchased from Lionel Harris, invoiced 11/10/1927; sold to William Randolph Hearst 2/14/1928. United States, California, San Simeon, Hearst San Simeon Historical Monument, accno. 529-9-6054. Inscriptions: Woven signature in lower guard,, right: Figures seated behind narrow table that spans the entire foreground including Venus in center gazing in mirror held by attendant as another attendant dresses her hair, a musician playing a stringed instrument & other attendants; in wooded setting with town in distance (UPR BRD) rinceau ornament centered by arms of Charon & La Grange flanked by swans; (LWR BRD) rinceau ornament centered by female classical bust; (L & R BRD) rinceau ornament incorporating vase, figure flanked by 2 dogs, pair of putti & mask Apparently this French series was copied from a 16th century Brussels set based on a Giulio Romano design (or School of), formerly in the French Royal collection. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 31078 Fénaille, Gobelins 1 (1903-1923), 295-300 Related Works: Compositionally similar tapestry (L & R BRD): GCPA 0245219

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