scene. Roelants, Mathias (Flemish, 1640-1663) (workshop) [weaver] c. 1655 Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. Inscriptions: Inscription in upper border cartouche: QVOS ANIMOS / NVMQVAM VINA / LVSVSQVE PETVNT Bacchus (Dionysus) (L, foreground) pours seated man at table center, foreground) wine from large jug, while man gives seated woman (R of center, foreground) sweetmeats, Apollo with lyre sits on cloud (R, middle ground), 2 female attendants arrive with platters of fruit (L & center, background), Adonis & Venus (Aph
scene. Roelants, Mathias (Flemish, 1640-1663) (workshop) [weaver] c. 1655 Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. Inscriptions: Inscription in upper border cartouche: QVOS ANIMOS / NVMQVAM VINA / LVSVSQVE PETVNT Bacchus (Dionysus) (L, foreground) pours seated man at table center, foreground) wine from large jug, while man gives seated woman (R of center, foreground) sweetmeats, Apollo with lyre sits on cloud (R, middle ground), 2 female attendants arrive with platters of fruit (L & center, background), Adonis & Venus (Aphrodite) hunting (L corner, background) (BRD) cherubim stand as columns & support large vases of flowers on their heads, cherubim climb up garlands of flowers & fruit tied with ribbons; (UPR BRD) cartouche with inscription flanked by 2 figures & crowned by terminal face; (LWR BRD) 2 figures with birds & flowers Bottom of tapestry was not hung properly, thus photograph at the lower border appears heavily foreshortened. No French & Co. stock sheet in archive, no stock number Thomson, History of Tapestry (1930), 396 Göbel, Wandteppiche I:1 (1923), 379, 380 Göbel, Wandteppiche I:2 (1923), fig. 336 Birk, JbKhistKaiserh 2 (1884), 183, 184, LXX,
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