Vulcan (Hephaestus) presents Venus (Aphrodite) with the arms made for Aeneas. Boucher, François (French, 1703-1770) (author of design) [painter] Oudry, Jean-Baptiste (French, 1686-1755) (workshop) [weaver] Charron, André-Charlemagne (French, ) (workshop) [weaver] c. 1754-1756 Tapestry Dimensions: H 14'17" x W 17'10" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk (warp: 8-9/cm) Culture: French Weaving Center: Beauvais Ownership History: Made for Baron Johann Hartvig Ernst Bernstorff for his palace in Copenhagen. Gift of Dr. Ernest Stilman to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. United States
Vulcan (Hephaestus) presents Venus (Aphrodite) with the arms made for Aeneas. Boucher, François (French, 1703-1770) (author of design) [painter] Oudry, Jean-Baptiste (French, 1686-1755) (workshop) [weaver] Charron, André-Charlemagne (French, ) (workshop) [weaver] c. 1754-1756 Tapestry Dimensions: H 14'17" x W 17'10" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk (warp: 8-9/cm) Culture: French Weaving Center: Beauvais Ownership History: Made for Baron Johann Hartvig Ernst Bernstorff for his palace in Copenhagen. Gift of Dr. Ernest Stilman to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. United States, New York, New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accno. Inscriptions: Woven signature in lower guard, left: OVDRY Inscriptions: Woven monogram in lower guard, right: [fleur-de-lys] BEAUVAIS Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0243648, & "Bacchus & Ariadne" compositionally similar tapestry (same cartoon): GCPA 0243647 (Los Angeles County Museum of Art); see also Standen, p. 534-35
Size: 6144px × 4918px
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