Abduction of Helen . Raes, Jan I (Flemish, ) (workshop, attr.) [weaver] c. 1600-1620 Tapestry Dimensions: H 10'11" x W 15'1" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: Given by King Louis XIII of France to Francesco Barberini, Papal legate to the French Court, for his uncle, Urban XVIII; recorded in the Barberini Palace inventory made by Cardinal Carlo 10/25/1695. French & Co. purchased from C. M. F. [Charles M. Ffoulke], [SS 11513]. French & Co. purchased from J. ... Foulke, invoiced 4/28/1926 (date crossed out on
Abduction of Helen . Raes, Jan I (Flemish, ) (workshop, attr.) [weaver] c. 1600-1620 Tapestry Dimensions: H 10'11" x W 15'1" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: Given by King Louis XIII of France to Francesco Barberini, Papal legate to the French Court, for his uncle, Urban XVIII; recorded in the Barberini Palace inventory made by Cardinal Carlo 10/25/1695. French & Co. purchased from C. M. F. [Charles M. Ffoulke], [SS 11513]. French & Co. purchased from J. ... Foulke, invoiced 4/28/1926 (date crossed out on stock sheet), inventoried 9/21/1938 (panels A & B only) [SS 14144]. French & Co. purchased from A la veille Russie, Inc., 1/19/1967 [SS K-171]. Inscriptions: Weaver mark on right guard, bottom 2 men carry woman towards boat; soldiers & women (L background); ships (R background) (BRD) mythological scenes: (UPR & LWR BRD) story of Erichthonius; (R BRD) Temperance holding bridle, Diana (Artemis) with zodiac sign of Pisces, personification of Music; (L BRD) Ceres (Demeter) holding cornucopia & sickle, Mercury (Hermes) with zodiac signs of Gemini & Virgo, allegorical figure; all set in landscapes beneath arches interchanged with urns holding fruits & flowers The weaver mark on this panel is similar, but not identical, to the weaver mark given in Göbel I:1. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 11513-d [also lists: 1069, 30610] French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 14144 [also lists: 30610 French & Co. stock sheet in archive, K-171 [also lists: 30610] Göbel, Wandteppiche I:1 (1923), 11 Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0240935-0240937; 0240946-0240958; 0240967-0240972; 0188332
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