Scipio captures Carthaginian camp. Giulio Romano (Italian, 1492/99-1546) (designed after) [painter] c. 1540-1544 Tapestry Dimensions: H 492 x W 796 cm Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: Inventory of Carlos II (1701-1703). Inventory of Carlos III ((1788). Inventory of Fernando VII (1834). Spain, Madrid, Palacio Real de Madrid, accno. Inscriptions: Inscription in central field, on banners: SPQR Scipio's army attacks camp, many soldiers on horseback, several carry banners with inscriptions (R, foreground); Hasdrubal'
Scipio captures Carthaginian camp. Giulio Romano (Italian, 1492/99-1546) (designed after) [painter] c. 1540-1544 Tapestry Dimensions: H 492 x W 796 cm Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: Inventory of Carlos II (1701-1703). Inventory of Carlos III ((1788). Inventory of Fernando VII (1834). Spain, Madrid, Palacio Real de Madrid, accno. Inscriptions: Inscription in central field, on banners: SPQR Scipio's army attacks camp, many soldiers on horseback, several carry banners with inscriptions (R, foreground); Hasdrubal's armed soldiers with spears defend fortified camp, (L, foreground); landscape (center, background) (BRD) carved spiraling foliage Based on Giulio Romano designs of 1532-1535 series for François I. Unidentified weaver's mark [not seen on all panels]. Junquera de Vega, Catalogo de Tapices, Vol. I (1986), 176-184, series 26, no. 3 Paris (Grand Palais), Jules Romain (1978), 64-72 New York (Met), Resplendence (1991), 68-73 Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0240202-0240208
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