Bed valances and side curtains, ca. 1700, French, Canvas; silk and wool embroidery in gros and petit point, .1) 19 1/4 x 80 1/4
Bed valances and side curtains, ca. 1700, French, Canvas; silk and wool embroidery in gros and petit point, .1) 19 1/4 x 80 1/4 in. ( x cm); .2) 19 1/4 x 81 1/2 in. ( x cm); .3) 19-1/2 x 66-1/2 in. ( x cm); .4) 17-1/2 x 80 in. ( x cm); .5) 17-1/2 x 79 in. ( x cm); .6) 17-1/2 x 66 in. ( x cm); .7) 124 x 31-1/2 in. ( x cm); .8) 122 x 31-1/2 in. ( x cm), Textiles-Embroidered, Stories from Ovid are depicted in the medallions; the secondary scenes represent the fables of Ovid and la Fontaine. In the valence above, Orpheus charms the wild beasts with his music, while to either side an episode from the fable of The Fox and the Stork unfolds
Size: 2719px × 3688px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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