Foundation of Constantinople. Rubens, Peter Paul (Flemish, 1577-1640) (author of design, cartoon creator) [painter] Maecht, Philipp de (Flemish, act. 1605-1652, d. ) (workshop) [weaver] Tayer, Hans (Flemish, act. ) (workshop) [weaver] c. 1623-1625 Tapestry Dimensions: H 15'" x W 15'9" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: Linen (warp: 28/in.); wool, silk with silver & gold metallic thread (weft) Culture: French Weaving Center: Paris Ownership History: Barberini coll. (Rome). Charles Mather Ffoulke coll. (Washington, ), 1889. Mrs. Phoebe Hearst coll., 1896. Mrs. John R. McLean c
Foundation of Constantinople. Rubens, Peter Paul (Flemish, 1577-1640) (author of design, cartoon creator) [painter] Maecht, Philipp de (Flemish, act. 1605-1652, d. ) (workshop) [weaver] Tayer, Hans (Flemish, act. ) (workshop) [weaver] c. 1623-1625 Tapestry Dimensions: H 15'" x W 15'9" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: Linen (warp: 28/in.); wool, silk with silver & gold metallic thread (weft) Culture: French Weaving Center: Paris Ownership History: Barberini coll. (Rome). Charles Mather Ffoulke coll. (Washington, ), 1889. Mrs. Phoebe Hearst coll., 1896. Mrs. John R. McLean coll. French & Co. purchased from the Minneapolis Institute of Art, received 1/9/1957; sold to the Kress Foundation 12/31/1956. Given to the Philadelphia Museum of Art by the Samuel H. Kress Foundation. United States, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Museum of Art, accno. Inscriptions: City mark on lower guard, right: P [fleur-de-lys] Inscriptions: weaver mark on right guard, bottom: ("F" resting within "M") Inscriptions: woven monogram right guard, bottom: IT Two men face Constantine, 1 holding a plan (of St. Peter's in Rome) that Constantine regards with R arm extended, & the other holding calipers; older, bearded man stands behind Constantine; eagle carrying laurel crown in its beak flies above the figure; man carving relief on stone & 2 stone workers on L; around them on the ground are columns, capitals & other architectural elements; port & buildings in distance (UPR BRD) centered by wreathed monogram of Christ in strapwork cartouche flanked by cornucopias; (LWR BRD) centered by eagle holding snake in beak in strapwork cartouche resting on paws flanked by cornucopias in strapwork frames; (L & R BRD) arms (France on L & Navarre on R) surrounded by the collar of the order of the Saint Esprit in strapwork cartouche at mid-point, flanked by suspended festoons with clusters of flowers framed by palm leaves terminating in scepter, crown & mask above, & incorporat
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