Earth (Juno/Hera). Le Brun, Charles (French, 1619-1690) (cartoon creator) [painter] c. 1680-1685 Tapestry Dimensions: H 14'2" x W 9' Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool, silk & metallic thread on canvas Culture: French Weaving Center: Paris Ownership History: This panel was associated with the 3 panels at the Metropolitan Museum of Art & 1 other from 1852 to 1928. French & Co. purchased from Mrs. Bradley Martin, together with 5 other panels (4 of which were acquired by the Metropolitan Museum of Art), invoiced 6/7/1928. France, Paris, Paris, Banque de France. In central medallion: kneeling you

Earth (Juno/Hera). Le Brun, Charles (French, 1619-1690) (cartoon creator) [painter] c. 1680-1685 Tapestry Dimensions: H 14'2" x W 9' Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool, silk & metallic thread on canvas Culture: French Weaving Center: Paris Ownership History: This panel was associated with the 3 panels at the Metropolitan Museum of Art & 1 other from 1852 to 1928. French & Co. purchased from Mrs. Bradley Martin, together with 5 other panels (4 of which were acquired by the Metropolitan Museum of Art), invoiced 6/7/1928. France, Paris, Paris, Banque de France. In central medallion: kneeling youth (possibly the duc du Maine) & seated young woman (after portrait of Mlle de Nantes); medallion is framed by garland with fruit & flowers with globe at base flanked by lions; surrounding decoration includes monkeys, rabbits, fruit & vegetables, & agricultural implements such as a spade, mattock & pitchfork below globe; coat of arms above Needlework hanging. The medallion is a later insertion. The figure of the young woman is taken from the portrait of Mlle de Nantes at Chantilly, attributed to Marc Mattier & dated in the 1690's. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 16197 [also lists: 44196] Standen, Tapestries in the Metropolitan 2 (1985), 665-676 Related Works: Compositionally similar tapestries: "Spring," "Summer," "Air," & "Fire," Metropolitan Museum of Art

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