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Elegant Tapestries of Myth and Romance

Richly designed tapestries featuring mythical scenes and romantic elements. The focus is on intricate details and vibrant colors depicting storytelling through woven art.

Vertumnus, in guise of old woman, kisses Pomona. unknown c. 1535-1550 Tapestry Dimensions: H 14'8" x W 21'10" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: Sold at Hôtel Drouot (Paris), 4/7/1877, lot 35 (Duc de Berwick et d'Albe sale). Baron D'Erlanger coll. French & Co. purchased from E. Gimpel & Wildenstein 2/1/1917. William Randolph Hearst coll., as of 1941. Inscriptions: Latin inscription in lower border not legible in photograph Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0236979-0236982, 0238276; compositionally similar tapestries (similar border): 0238692-0238700 (Story of Phaethon, Set A)
Vertumnus, in guise of old woman, kisses Pomona. unknown c. 1535-1550 Tapestry Dimensions: H 14'8" x W 21'10" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: Sold at Hôtel Drouot (Paris), 4/7/1877, lot 35 (Duc de Berwick et d'Albe sale). Baron D'Erlanger coll. French & Co. purchased from E. Gimpel & Wildenstein 2/1/1917. William Randolph Hearst coll., as of 1941. Inscriptions: Latin inscription in lower border not legible in photograph Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0236979-0236982, 0238276; compositionally similar tapestries (similar border): 0238692-0238700 (Story of Phaethon, Set A)
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Elijah and widow of Zarephath; Elijah and angel. unknown c. 1650 Tapestry Dimensions: Left panel: H 9' x W 9'6" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. Left, when brook dries up, Elijah crosses over to city of Zarephath, at gate he meets woman & her little son gathering wood (1 Kings 17:7-24); right, angel wakes Elijah while on Mt. Horeb (1 Kings 19:1-18) (L & R BRD) statue-columns standing on pedastals hold crosses, female bust terminating from acanthus-scrolling bracket; (UPR BRD) headed by empty cartouche, flanked by garlands of flowers tied with ribbons For left panel Left border pieced; right border reattached, while both the central field & right side of the border have been cut (Kraak). For right panel Left border reattached to central field after it was reduced on the left side. Right border is the left border of another tapestry of this set. The central field was also reduced on this side (Kraak). Lower boWooden horse is brought into city of Troy. unknown c. 1620-1660 Tapestry Dimensions: H 10'10" x W 10'6" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Robert L. Gerry, invoiced 4/3/1936 SS 18594. Minerva (Athena) points toward Trojan horse as it is being moved toward city gate (BRD) acanthus scroll inhabited by various figures, lion & horse The tops of the side borders have been cut down (Campbell). French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 18594-a also lists: 41436 Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0240973-0240975, 0240978-0240979Dido shows Aeneas her building plans for Carthage. Romanelli, Giovanni Francesco (Italian, 1610-1662) (cartoon creator) painter Wauters, Michel (Netherlandish (after 1600), act.1651-d.1679) (workshop) weaver c. 1655-1679 Tapestry Dimensions: H 416.4 x W 563.6 cm Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Antwerp Ownership History: French & Co. Francis F. Prentiss coll. Gift of Mrs. Francis F. Prentiss (1915). Gift of Mrs. Francis F. Prentiss (1915). United States, Ohio, Cleveland, Cleveland Museum of Art, accno. 1915.79.4. Inscriptions: Woven monogram in lower guard, right: M.W. Dido seen holding architectural plan of Carthage, surrounded by Aeneas, Achates & Anna; workers constructing buildings (L & R BRD) spiral (Solomonic) columns with twisting garlands of flowers; (UPR BRD) garlands of flowers with putti flank central, empty cartouche; (LWR BRD) sets of sea-monsters with shell flank military trophies in center Romanelli's cartoons have been dated c.Triumph of Death over Chastity. Crétif, Marc (Netherlandish (before 1600) - Flanders, act.1550-1600) (workshop) weaver c. 1540 Tapestry Dimensions: H 418 X W 540 cm Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: Inventory of Carlos III (1788). Inventory of Fernando VII (1834). Inventory of "Las Tapicerías de la Corona" (1880). Spain, Segovia, Segovia, Palacio de San Ildefonso, accno. A. 264-7792. Figure of Death as skeleton drives chariot in sky driven by 2 mythological creatures (center, top), various figures arrive from left with hands tied (L, foreground), seated figures (R of center, foreground), figures seen leaving scene, one wears shirt with skull motif (R, middle ground), ship docked at shore (center, background) (BRD) garland of fruits & flowers 3rd panel of tapestry in series of 6. Based on the allegorical poem by Francesco Petrarch (1304-1374), "I Trionfi". The Junquera de Vega catalog indicates Antwerp for the weavingLandscape with gardener presenting a basket of fish to a shepherdess. unknown c. 1780-1810 Tapestry Dimensions: H 8'6" x W 6'6" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. received from Sam Darsa, 11/27/1962; returned 1/2/1963. In landscape with trees & flowering plants, a fisherman graciously presenting a basket of fish to a shepherdess seated on ground; river with buildings in background (BRD) pole with spiral floral garland, & acanthus leaves framing cabochon centered with flower heads in corners French & Co. stock sheet in archive, F-244-x Related Works: Compositionally similar tapestries: GCPA 0240628, 0240652 (as part of larger composition)Game park with wild animal hunt. unknown c. 1580-1600 Tapestry Dimensions: H 386 x W 346 cm Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co.Bound Print (France)Landscape with shepherd and and shepherdess resting near sheep by waterfall. unknown c. 1750-1800 Tapestry Dimensions: H 7' x W 7'6" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from J. G. Russell, invoiced 2/26/1929; sold to Herbert R. Stone 07/28/1929. In landscape with trees, flowering plants & waterfall, a shepherd with flock of sheep at his side, rests in company of shepherdess; meandering river & buildings in distance Borders missing, or may not have had them if panel was meant to be inserted in wall panel. Jacques Seligmann & Co. stock sheet in archive, 12484 old stock no. 9428 French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 16561 also lists: 33800 Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0240606-0240611; compositionally similar tapestries (with differences): GCPA 0184451, 0240617-0240618Homage to Pan. Jeaurat, Etienne (French, 1699-1789) (author of design) painter Audran, Michel (French, b.1701-d.1771) (workshop, entrepeneur) weaver c. 1740 Tapestry Dimensions: H 10'1" x W 11'7" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Paris Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Estate of E. Emilie de L. Havemeyer 8/4/1915; sold to J. Joseph W. Harriman 9/12/1919 SS 2986. French & Co. purchased from Plaza Art Auction Galleries (New York), 11/17/1934, lot 346 (Mr. & Mrs. Joseph W. Harriman sale); sold to Mr. Charles Sternberg 2/8/1964 SS 39655. On L, Chloë reaches for flowers held by Daphnis to place on altar to Pan, center; on R, other figures make offering to altar; landscape setting (BRD) picture-frame border with interlace design, palmette in corners Although this series is included in the literature on the Gobelins manufactory where Audran directed a high-warp atelier, this series was apparently executed privately. French & Co. stock sheet inHorse pond. Casanova, Francesco (Italian, 1727-1802) (author of design) painter Charron, André-Charlemagne (French, fl.1754-1780) (workshop) weaver c. 1770-1780 Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Beauvais Ownership History: Sold at Christie's, London, 4/3/1924, lot 109. Travelers, peasants & animals before large fountain with ruins in background (BRD) narrow picture-frame border Related Works: Compositionally similar tapestry (same cartoon): GCPA 0241782Classical figures in garden park. unknown c. 1575-1625 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9'10" x W 5'10" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Bacri Frères 4/15/1920; used on settee # 23672, 8/4/1921. Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0236479-0236481Empress's Tea. Vernansal, Guy-Louis (French, 1648-1729) (author of design, attr.) painter Monnoyer, Jean-Baptiste (French, 1636-1699) (author fo design) painter Belin, Jean-Baptiste I (French, 1653-1715) (author of design) painter c. 1700-1725 Tapestry Dimensions: H 10'7" x W 6' Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Beauvais Ownership History: French & Co. In landscape with trees & beneath domed pavilion adorned with floral swags & circlet of flowers, seated Empress raises her hand to take cup of tea being poured by servant standing next to table bearing large ewer & assortment of glass & ceramics vessels (R); 1 servant holds parasol above Empress, another kneels offering basket of fruit (BRD) picture-frame border with stylized acanthus leaves Initially, famous commissions of this series took place with, notably, 1 set ordered by the duc du Maine & another by his brother the comte de Toulouse; subsequent anonymous commissions followed well into the 18thLazio Roma Rome Episcopal Complex (S. Giovanni in Laterano, Baptistery, Cathedral, Cloister)98. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Exterior views of 5th c. baptistery, restored in the 17th c. Interior views of baptismal urn (16th c.), carved walls, ceiling and wall painting; of mosaics and bronze doors in Cappella del Battista; of altar and mosaics in Cappella di S. Venanzio; of mosaic and statue in Cappella di S. Giovanni Evangelista. Architecture, architectural sculpture, sculpture, sculptural fragments, fresco painting, painting, coffering, tiling, stucco. Views 756-886 are of the cathedral. Medieval: Architecture, architectural sculpture, sculptural fragments, architectural fragments, tombstones, mosaics, sculpture, fresco painting, sculptural relief. Object Notes: Hutzel includes guidebook in German on the site. prints matched to negs General Notes: Views 756 thru 886 are of the Baptistery. German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s uJune. unknown c. 1680-1700 Tapestry Dimensions: H 8'3" x W 8'8" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: Major W.G. Lambarde coll., Bradbourne Hall, Seven Oaks, Kent. Sold at Christie's, 12/21/1926, lot 136. French & Co. purchased from Henry Symons, Inc. 9/15/1937. Inscriptions: Inscription in lower guard right: JUNIUS =June In woods, 2 noblemen buying cherries from maid holding fruit scale )foreground); peasants shearing sheep in front of barn (L, background); path winding towards town in distance (R) (BRD) garland with flowers & fruits interspersed with birds, snakes & frolicking dogs; (UPR & LWR BRD) central vessel with fruits & birds French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 15195-b Marillier, English Tapestries (1930), 67, pl. 25Mercury walking with Herse. Pannemaker, Wilhelm de (Netherlandish (before 1600) - Flanders, act. 1535-1578) (workshop) weaver c. 1550 Tapestry Dimensions: H 14'.5" x W 21.5" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk; metallic thread (silver); metallic thread (silver-gilt) Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: La Cerda family, dukes of Medinaceli, Spain (complete set in their possession, possibly since the sixteenth century). Duchess of Denia, widow of the duke (in her possession until her death in 1903, when the tapestry passed to the duke's heirs). French & Co. Spain, Madrid, Madrid, Museo del Prado. Accompanied by other figures in garden setting outside of castle (L) (UPR BRD) guilloche; (L & R BRD) wreath of leaves, flowers & fruit above 4 architectural niches, each holding full-length mythological figures: Jupiter (Zeus), Juno (Hera), Neptune (Poseidon) & Ceres (Demeter) (); (LWR BRD) 8 () seated allegorical figures: reward of Virtue & punishment of Vice () Cyrus takes Astyages prisoner and reunites Media and Persia. unknown c. 1575-1600 Tapestry Dimensions: H 10'9" x W 12' Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from H. S. De Souhami 11/9/1917; sold to Mr. Fred L. Lanenburg (or Sanenburg) 8/26/1918 SS 4491. French & Co. received from Rewell McCallum 6/8/1951; returned 1/10/1966 SS 50854X. Cyrus kneels & offers crown (center, foreground); Astyages receives crown offered by Cyrus (L of center, foreground); 2 prisoners bound by wrists with rope, accompanied by 2 men (L, foreground); woodcutting (L, middle ground); invasion of army camp (R of center, middle ground); mountainous landscape with village (center, background) (BRD) vignettes with personifications of Virtues, divided by foliage with vases, masks, heads & ribbons; (LWR BRD) seated female figures, in corners; (L & R BRD) standing female figures under miniature canopy Stock sheet no. 4491 lists repairsMars (Ares) raping Rhea Silvia. Guebels, Jacques I (Netherlandish (before 1600) - Flanders, act.1580-1605) (workshop) weaver c. 1575-1600 Tapestry Dimensions: H 10'3" x W 10'8" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. Inscriptions: City mark on lower guard, left of center; weaver mark on right guard, bottom Inscriptions: 8 border inscriptions partially legible in photograph Mars embraces Rhea Silvia, armor on ground next to them (center, foreground); 3 women mourning (R, middle ground); Amulius () enthroned wearing crown, makes Rhea Silvia Vestal virgin (R, middle ground); Rhea Silvia escorted away by 2 soldiers (R of center, middle ground), landscape (center, background); prison () (L, background) (BRD) vignettes created by miniature architectural frames, some with vine-trellised arbors, interspersed with animals, flowers & groups of figures, inscription above scenes (2 on each side); (UPR & LWR BRD) central landsSummer. Schoor, Lodewijk van (Flemish, 1666-1726) (author of design, attr.) painter c. 1690-1710 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11'4" x W 7'5" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. 2 female figures, 1 stands while gathering flowers, other reclines, surrounded by trees & bushes (center, foreground), parterre, lined with rows of trees (background) (BRD) garland of flowers, fruits, birds & vases This tapestry represents the left 1/2 of the complete composition (Cavallo). Later restoration (Campbell). For full view of tapestry, see Göbel. Notice the border is a little different & that there is a male figure at the right side of the tapestry that is not featured in this abbreviated version of the same subject. French & Co. stock sheet missing from archive, 13535-b Göbel, Wandteppiche I:2 (1923), fig. 166 Related Works: Compositionally similar tapestry: GCPA 0238214; similar border, GCPA: 0238963 (stock no. 13535-d)Indoor aquarium, wood engraving, c 1880Aureum opus de veritate contritionis July 1, 1503 Written by Johannes Ludovicus Vivaldus Italian. Aureum opus de veritate contritionis 358571The hunters meet. unknown c. 1760 Tapestry Dimensions: H 6'7" x W 4'6" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. received from Rohksar Rokhsar / Rokshar 3/18/1965; returned 12/16/1965. In landscape with trees & pavilion with people in background, 2 horsewomen & horseman with bird on his hand are gathered with their hounds (BRD) flower heads within alternating lozenges & acanthus leaves Fragment of tapestry (Soustelle). This panel is the central scene of a larger composition, part of the Hunting series (Campbell). French & Co. stock sheet in archive, H-419-x Related Works: Compositionally similar tapestries (larger composition): GCPA 0240451, 0240453April. Master of the Months of Lucas (Netherlandish (before 1600), 1535) (author of design) painter Lefebvre, Jean II (French, fl. 1699-1736) (workshop) weaver c. 1731-1743 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11'9" x W 9'9" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Paris Ownership History: Lord Winborne coll., Winborne Castle. Marquis da Foz coll., Lisbon. Peter A. B. Widener & Joseph E. Widener coll., Lynnewood Hall, Elkins Park Pennsylvania; sold at Samuel T. Freeman (Philadelphia), 6/21/1944, lot 489. French & Co. purchased from Mrs. Mahoney van Bomel ("Mrs. William J. Mahoney" crossed out), received 6/23/1948; sold to Mrs. Nicolas de Koenigsberg 8/28/1959. Sold at Sotheby's (London), 7/24/1959, lot 205. Inscriptions: Woven signature in lower guard, right: L.F. Group of ladies & gentleman sit on grass gathering flowers & making music; 2 peasants return from field (L); ladies & gentlemen ride in boat (center); village & palace in background (BRD) picture-frame border,Woodsman discovering the couch of Cupid and Psyche. unknown c. 1775-1800 Tapestry Dimensions: H 7'6" x W 5'2" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from M. Driecer, received 5/1/1914; sold to V. & C. Vigo & Charles Sternberg 5/24/1963. In wooded landscape, under canopy with floral garland & hanging quiver, Cupid & Psyche recline on couch, next to putto; woodsman watches scene from behind tree (R) Borders missing. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 7127-b also lists: 24441Treasures brought to Cyrus. unknown c. 1575-1600 Tapestry Dimensions: H 10'9" x W 11'11" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. Inscriptions: City mark on lower guard, left King Cyrus stands next to his enthroned wife (L of center, foreground); woman & man kneel before enthroned couple (R, foreground); 2 couples stand behind throne, man holds large vessel in his arms (L, middle ground); senate meeting, building with colonade (R, background) (BRD) strapwork with male & female figures, ribbons & vases of flowers & fruit; (L, LWR & R BRD) circular medallions with figural scenes flanked by putti; (UPR BRD) central scene with coat of arms on chariot drawn by 2 crowned lions No French & Co. stock sheet in archive, no stock numberSacrifice of Iphigenia. unknown c. 1510-1520 Tapestry Dimensions: H 420 x W 670 cm Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool (warp, 6-7/cm); wool & silk Culture: Southern Netherlands Ownership History: French & Co. Spain, Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Cathedral of La Seo. Inscriptions: City mark on lower guard, left of center Agamemnon offers stag of Diana (Artemis), that he killed as sacrifice in place of daughter Iphigenia; accompanied by Iphigenia, Hecuba, Menelaus & Paris (lower center); Diana & Minerva (Athena) arrive at altar of Jupiter (Zeus) (who is reflected on back of Diana's throne); Paris, Helen, & Achilles on L (upper center); Helen presented to Priam, with Hecuba & Paris present (lower L); Achilles killed by Paris in temple of Apollo (upper L); Paris, winner of games organized by Priam, is recognized by Priam when Cassandra reveals his identity (lower R); Helen (or Thetis) mourning Achilles (upper R) (BRD) garland with leaves & grapes Possibly woven in Brussels Campbell. The city mark waLouis XIV vanquishes evil. Le Brun, Charles (French, 1619-1690) (cartoon creator) painter Meulen, Adam Frans van der (Flemish, 1632-1690) (cartoon creator) painter Martin, Jean-Baptiste I (French, 1659-1735) (cartoon creator) painter Béhagle, Philippe I (French, b.1641-d.1705) (workshop) weaver c. 1685-1711 Tapestry Dimensions: H 15'11" x W 10'3" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool, silk & metallic thread (gold & silver) Culture: French Weaving Center: Beauvais Ownership History: Commissioned by Louis XIV as a gift to Count Buhl. Lord Amherst of Hackney coll., Didlington Hall, Norfolk, England. French & Co. purchased from Spanish Art Gallery 3/29/1920; sold to William Randolph Hearst, n.d. SS 7669. French & Co. purchased from William Randolph Hearst 9/24/1940; sold to Dr. Preston Pope Satterwhite 2/28/1941 SS 19839. Gift of Susan Barr Satterwhite to the J. B. Speed Art Museum. United States, Kentucky, Louisville, J.B. Speed Art Museum, accno. 47.24. Inscriptions: City mark on lower guaAdoration of golden calf. Giulio Romano (Italian, 1492/99-1546) (author of design) painter c. 1545 Tapestry Dimensions: H 415 x W 563 cm Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Ownership History: Austria, Vienna, Vienna, Kunsthistorisches Museum, accno. I/7. Inscriptions: Unidentified weaver mark on right guard, top Inscriptions: Inscription in upper border cartouche: FECERVNTQVE SIBI VITVLVM ... In landscape, Aaron makes golden calf, builds altar & offers sacrifice to golden calf, while kneeling figures surround; in upper R corner, on seeing idolaters Moses breaks tables of law (Exodus 32:1-19) (L & R BRD) segmented border with figures in architectural niches, coats of arms at top; (UPR BRD) headed by cartouche with inscription, flanked by garlands of flowers & fruit, & 2 miniature masks; (LWR BRD) standing & seated male & female figures interspersed with swags & vases terminating in cornucopias Photographs in Photo Study Collection are details only; see Mahl's articleHawking. unknown c. 1575-1600 Tapestry Dimensions: H 8' x W 6' Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Elizabeth Seton College 6/5/1967 or 6/26/1967. In landscape, group of huntsmen, some mounted on horseback, others on foot, hunt with dogs & hawks for birds Borders missing (Cavallo). Tapestry in very poor condition; cut & rewoven in several places (Dimitrova). French & Co. stock sheet in archive, K-330-xAtalanta wounded by Cupid's arrow. unknown c. 1675-1679 Tapestry Dimensions: H 10' Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Antwerp Ownership History: Cyrus McCormick, Chicago (as of 1925). Don Raimon d'Allones coll., Mallorca. Purchased in Antwerp in 1679 for Don Ramon Forton, Count of Montenegro & Mantua, resident of Mallorca. Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0241908-0241912Piece ca. 1740 () Dutch. Piece 226530The Two Statues from a set of the Story of Artemesia. Artist: After a drawing by Antoine Caron (French, Beauvais 1521-1599 Paris). Culture: French, Paris. Dimensions: H. 158 x W. 138 inches (401.3 x 350.5 cm). Maker: Woven by Frans van den Planken (François de La Planche) (active 1601-27). Date: early 17th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Umbria Perugia Foligno Monastery of S. Anna3. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Post-medieval: 15th and 16th century frescos Object Notes: Contains two sets of duplicate photographs General Notes: also known as monstero delle Contesse German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site complex and monument.Diana's (Artemis) return from the hunt. Lafosse, Charles de (French, 1636-1716) (designed after) painter c. 1700-1720 Tapestry Dimensions: H 10'9" x W 10'7" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk Culture: French Weaving Center: Paris Ownership History: French & Co.. Gift of Mrs. Matthias Plum. United States, Ohio, Cleveland, Cleveland Museum of Art. Diana reclines on river bank, attended by nymphs; on L, a nymph lies sleeping =Callisto (BRD) picture-frame border with interlaced rosetted strapwork, shell cartouche in corners Tapestry shown in reverse in Fenaille. No French & Co. stock sheet in archive, no stock number Fenaille, Gobelins 3 (1903-1923), 121-32 Standen, MetMusJ (1988), 158-62, 164 Göbel, Wandteppiche II:1 (1928), 170-72 Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0238329-0238332, 0238335-0238339Lazio Viterbo Viterbo Palazzo Comunale3. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Exterior views of Renaissance palazzo portico, portal fresco, courtyard with fountain and view of SS. Trinita. Interior views of Sala Regia o Erculea, decorated with frescoes by Croce and Sala del Consiglia. Antiquities: Sarcophagi in courtyard. German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site complex and monument.Apollo and Clymene . Reydams, Heinrich II (Flemish, act.1665-1719) (workshop) weaver c. 1690-1710 Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: Given to the Musées Royaux d'Art et d'Histoire by Mme. Lejeune-Dubois (before 1910). French & Co. Belgium, Brabant, Brussels, Musées royaux d'art et d'histoire. Inscriptions: City mark in lower guard, right of center Inscriptions: Woven signature in lower outer guard, right: H. REYDAMS Apollo woos Clymene, the oceanid & mother of Phaethon (BRD) picture-frame border with flowers at corners & mid-points No French & Co. stock sheet in archive, no stock numberTriumphal procession of Avarice. unknown c. 1515-1530 Tapestry Dimensions: H 14' x W 18'10" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Vitall L. Benquiat n.d. probably 1915; sold to William Randolph Hearst 1/14/1922. Inscriptions: Inscription in lower border. Personification of Avarice riding griffin & holding up money bag, noblemen & ladies below (BRD) garland with grapevine & flowers French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 3038 French & Co. stock sheet missing from archive, 9971"Pleasures of the Farm" 1785-90 Oberkampf Manufactory French. "Pleasures of the Farm" 221964Chair panel early 18th century Style of Daniel Marot the Elder French. Chair panel. French. early 18th century. Silk on silk. Textiles-EmbroideredJoseph sold into slavery and taken to Egypt: Joseph is pulled out of pit. unknown c. 1565 Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. Inscriptions: City mark on lower guard, left Inscriptions: Inscription in lower border cartouche: Mansue/tudo In landscape, Ishmaelite (Midianite) merchants pull Joseph out of pit; he is then sold for 20 pieces of silver; in L background, after stripping off Joseph's coat, Joseph's brothers kill kid, & then stain coat with its blood (Genesis 37:12-35) (BRD) ribbon-tied festoons with birds, interspersed with masks & lanterns; (LWR BRD) centered by cartouche with seated male figure & inscription French & Co. stock sheet missing from archive, C-60Triumph of general. unknown c. 1625-1640 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9' x W 13'10" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. Procession with general () sitting in triumphal chariot, surrounded by soldier & several men; triumphal arch (BRD) garlands of flowers & fruit French & Co. stock sheet missing from archive, J-52-xAladin Hears of the Crusaders' Approach (from a set of Scenes from Gerusalemme Liberata) designed ca. 1689-93, woven 1732-39 Designed by Domenico Paradisi Italian Commissioned by Cardinal Pietro Ottoboni, a great-nephew of Pope Alexander VIII, this was part of a massive series, heroic in scale as well as narrative, of fifteen tapestries depicting the romanticized version of the Christians First Crusade into Jerusalem recounted in Tassos sixteenth-century epic poem, Gerusalemme Liberata (Jerusalem Delivered).. Aladin Hears of the Crusaders' Approach (from a set of Scenes from Gerusalemme Liberata). Italian, Rome. designed ca. 1689-93, woven 1732-39. Wool, silk (16-18 warps per inch, 7 per cm.). Textiles-TapestriesLa Danse Bachique Jacques Gabriel Huguier (French, 1695-1772).. Etching, Sheet: 19 3/4 x 14 3/8 in. (50.2 x 36.5 cm). European ArtBanquet of Holofernes. unknown c. 1600 Tapestry Dimensions: H 7'5" x W 12'2" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Oudenaarde Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Courtard, Israel & Wessels, n.d. (per our letter 12/8/1922); sold to J. M. Studebaker Jr. 12/1/1922. Within outdoor architectural setting, Holofernes & Judith seated together at table, surrounded by attendants (Judith 8-16); trumpeters & soldiers in middle ground (BRD) twisting garland of oversize flowers & fruit; (L & R BRD) brackets with female herm-like figures French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 10954-a Related Works: Panels in set, GCPA-0237186-0237187Game park with Zeus and hunters. unknown c. 1580-1600 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11'3" x W 10'7" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from C. Lihme 1925. Crowned Zeus, next to pond, gestures towards kneeling woman (left), hunters on foot & horseback (right), in wooded setting (BRD) segmented border with allegorical figures, landscape scenes in cartouches, vases with flowers, & other decorative elements French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 26982-b Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0241047, 0242628Hunter seated with his horn and dog. unknown c. 1770-1790 Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. In landscape with trees & near fountain with pouring water, seated hunter sounding horn with hound dog next to him (BRD) within a garlanded frame with rope & hanging bow-tied tassels & floral festoon The designer is not identified. French & Co. stock sheet missing from archive, 33007-f Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0240484-0240486, 0184443-0184445Landscape, view of forest. Strecken, Geraert van der (Flemish, act.1647-d.1677) (workshop) weaver c. 1650-1675 Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. Inscriptions: City mark on lower guard, right Inscriptions: Woven signature woven in plinth of column at right: VD STREKE backwards "S" Inscriptions: Inscription on coat of arms: FOEDARI PORI VS MORI QUAM Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0236914-0236917Hunter's rest. unknown c. 1750-1800 Tapestry Dimensions: H 10'4" x W 8'5" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Mrs. James P. Donohue, received 1/8/1951; sold to Henri Van Hove 3/31/1956. In landscape with trees, hills & flowering plants, a seated hunter with his fowling-piece conversing with young lady; groom holds horse as dog in foreground scrutinizes dead game of rabbit & bird laid on ground; town in distance (BRD) picture-frame border with spiral garland around guilloche band enclosing decorative elements; narrow outer acanthus band; scrolled acanthus leaves framing floral spray in corners Written on the back of GCPA: 0240473: F. W. Woolworth. Possible set. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 50409-x Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0240451-0240252, 0240470-0240471, 0240473-0240474Vintage landscape. unknown c. 1700 Tapestry Dimensions: H 8' x W 10'7" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. In landscape with building (R) & grape vine in fruit tree, peasant men & women picking, carrying & tranferring grapes in buckets as another man stands in vat, treading grapes near 2 bulls in center; additional buildings in distance (BRD) narrow band with cusp motif Modern border. French & Co. stock sheet missing from archive, 34395-a Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0240647-0240649Louis XVI Restaurateur de la Liberté (Louis XVI Restorer of Liberty) (Furnishing Fabric). Designed by Jean Baptiste Huet (French, 1745-1811) after others; Manufactured by Oberkampf Manufactory (French, 1738-1815); France, Jouy-en-Josas. Date: 1789-1791. Dimensions: 85.4 × 97.5 cm (33 5/8 × 38 3/8 in.). Cotton, plain weave; copperplate printed. Origin: France. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.Vices attack Man. unknown c. 1510-1520 Tapestry Dimensions: H 13'6" x W 22' Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk Culture: Southern Netherlands Ownership History: William Randolph Hearst coll. French & Co. purchased from Leon Medina 8/1951 SS 81374. French & Co. purchased from Antiquities Inc. 3/31/1953; sold to Musées Royaux d'Art et d'Histoire, Brussels, 1964 SS 57510. Belgium, Brabant, Brussels, Musées royaux d'art et d'histoire, accno. 9923. Inscriptions: Brussels city city mark partially legible in photographs GCPA 0238383 & 0184098 2 rows of figures (upper & lower), Christ enthroned (center, upper), flanked by group of Virtues (L, upper) & Justice attacking group of Vices (R, upper), Mercy gently restrains Justice who attempts to attack Man, while Peace kneels in supplication on Man's behalf (L of center, lower), woman plays organ (R, lower), surrounded by musicians, some who flee from attacking Justice with sword (center, lower) (BRD) garland of flowers 1 tapestry panel in Lamentation. Orley, Bernart van (Netherlandish (before 1600) - Flanders, ca.1492-1542) (designed after) painter c. 1525-1530 Tapestry Dimensions: H 7'5" x W 7'3" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Southern Netherlands Ownership History: Duke of Berwick & Alba, coll. French & Co. purchased with partial interest with Parish-Watson & Co. no seller's name listed 2/11/1919; sold to Joseph E. Widener 11/1/1922. United States, District of Columbia, Washington (D.C.), National Gallery of Art. Christ, without crown of thorns, is supported by Virgin Mary; others present, including SS. Nicodemus & Joseph of Arimathaea, Mary Magdalene () & Holy women; landscape in background (BRD) bunches of foliage, flowers, fruit & ribbons, interspersed with playing putti, some hold musical instruments Possibly woven in Brussels. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 7296 Ainsworth, StudHistArt 24 (1990), 41-64, figs.1, 8-10 Related Works: Painting this tapestry is designed after, Bernart van Orley'sAbduction of Helen. Orley, Jan van (Flemish, 1665-1735) (author of design) draughtsman Vermillion, Jean-Baptiste (Netherlandish (after 1600), act.1723-d. aft.1766) (workshop) weaver c. 1720-1730 Tapestry Dimensions: H 12 x W 6' Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Bacri frères 4/10/1918. Inscriptions: Woven signature signature in lower guard, right: J B VERMILLION Paris () hands Helen into small boat as 2 attendants watch (BRD) picture-frame border; (UPR & LWR BRD) central cartouche with mask; (L & R BRD) central cartouche with acanthus ornament; palmette ornament in corners French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 6870-b Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0240981-0240982Landscape with pond and birds. unknown c. 1675-1700 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9'2" x W 13'6" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Henri Bendel, invoiced 12/7/1928; sold to Mrs. Caroline White 12/12/1936 SS 33008. French & Co. received from John Ross Delafield, 12/6/1941; returned 4/26/1944 SS 75695. Related Works: Panels in set, 0236557, 0242495Les Plaisirs des Quatre Saisons (Pleasures of the Four Seasons) (Furnishing Fabric). Designed by Jean Baptiste Huet (French, 1745-1811) after Jacques Stella (French, 1596-1657) and Claudine Stella (French, 1636-1697); Manufactured by Oberkampf Manufactory (French, 1738-1815); France, Jouy-en-Josas. Date: 1783-1789. Dimensions: 271.6 × 126.1 cm (102 × 46 in.). Cotton, plain weave; copperplate printed. Origin: France. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.Lazio Viterbo Caprarola Palazzo Farnese91. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site complex and monument.Game park with classical figures and villa garden beyond. Herzeele, Joost van (Netherlandish (before 1600) - Flanders, act.1570-1585) (workshop, attr.) weaver c. 1585 Tapestry Dimensions: H 11'2" x W 13' Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool (undyed, warp: 7/cm); wool & silk (dyed, weft) Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco, bequest of Hélène Irwin Fagan, 1975. United States, California, San Francisco, The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, accno. 1975.5.24. Inscriptions: Weaver mark on right guard, bottomLazio Roma Subiaco Monastery of S. Scolastica Monastic church8. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Exterior views (in Medieval core collection). Views of 18th c. renovated interior, including nave, altar, ceiling, organ, chapels, paintings, choir, sacristy, refectory. Detail views of 15th c. frescoes in the Grotte di S. Scolastica. German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site complex and monument.Umbria Terni Terni Palazzo Spada6. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Post-medieval: Architecture (16th century). Triple-arched portal; frescos (16th century) German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site complex and monument.Children watching the enactment and writing of a Fable by La Fontaine (Fox and the Crow). Boucher, François (French, 1703-1770) (designed after, attr.) painter c. 1770-1790 Tapestry Dimensions: H 6'6" x W 3'2" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. purchased with half interest of Parish Watson & Co., n.d. probably 1920; at least 2 panels, A & B, were sold to Silberberg, n.d. SS 7684-128. French & Co. purchased from Spanish Art, n.d. probably 3/1922; at least 3 panels, C, D & E were sold to Mme Jacques Balsan 12/30/1957 SS 24440. In suspended medallion (ALENTOUR) trellis ground with rosettes in lozenge openings, with goat head flanked by birds at top, decorated with festoons French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 7684-128-d French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 24440 Related Works: Panels in set: 0238860-0238861, 0238865, 0238867-0238868Panel early 17th century British. Panel 213027Landscape with hunters and hounds. Reydams, Heinrich I (Flemish, act.1629-1669) (workshop) weaver c. 1630-1660 Tapestry Dimensions: H 7'9" x W 10'10" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Arden Galleries 10/9/1929; sold to Herbert Birrue () 12/20/1945 SS 4291-b. French & Co. purchased from Mrs. Mears 12/1/1949 sold to Oakwood Country Club 2/10/1966 SS 80885a =fragment. Related Works: Panels on set, GCPA 0236903, 0236911-0236912Landscape with hunters, fox and heron. unknown c. 1650-1675 Tapestry Dimensions: H 6'3' x W 18'5" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Henry Symons, invoiced 11/4/1920; "a" sold to L. H. Hamersley, 12/12/1923; "b" sold to Wallace Renara, 3/4/1924; "c" sold to J. W. Blodgette, 1/30/1923. Related Works: Panels in set, 0236691-0236692 (large tapestry, before cut into 3 pieces), 0236689-0236690, 0184698 (left 1/3 of larger tapestry after cut in to 3 pieces); 0236525, 0184679 (center of larger tapestry); 0184406 (right 1/3 of larger tapestry); 0236693 (companion piece to larger tapestry)Accession of William and Mary to the Throne of England, April 21, 1689: Celebrations in London, Hamburg, and the Northern Netherlands 1689 Romeyn de Hooghe Dutch. Accession of William and Mary to the Throne of England, April 21, 1689: Celebrations in London, Hamburg, and the Northern Netherlands 341712Numitor is re-established on throne of Alba. Orley, Bernart van (Netherlandish (before 1600) - Flanders, ca.1492-1542) (author of design, attr.) painter c. 1525-1530 Tapestry Dimensions: H 440 x W 490 cm Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool (warp: 6.5-7/cm); wool & silk; metallic thread (gold); metallic thread (silver) Culture: Southern Netherlands 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. A.360-12130. Inscriptions: Inscription in upper border cartouche: REMVS A LATRONI CAPTVS IRADITVR AMVLIOIS PER RO / MVIV ET REMV DOLO CIDITVR NVMTOR REX COSTVITVR Numitor on horseback enters fortress, surrounded by horsemen & soldiers (center, foreground); maid-servants greet Numitor by playing music (R, middle ground); Remus captures thieves (L, background); Amulius is killed (center, background); in chamber, Romulus & Remus restore crown of Alba Longa to their grandfather NumiLa Chasse à Rouen (Hunting at Rouen) (Furnishing Fabric) Made 1830-1845 Rouen. Cotton, plain weave; engraved roller printed . Horace VernetLandscape with hunter, dog and gentleman. unknown c. 1680-1700 Tapestry Dimensions: H 8'6" x W 7' Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Mrs. Howard Remig, received 5/13/1965; sold to Mrs. Klaus Reichenheim 9/23/1946.Garden park with view from wooded stream towards waterway. unknown c. 1700 Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0184676, 0236455-0236459, 0236668-0236670Panel last quarter 16th century British or French. Panel 228983Lion chasing monkey. unknown c. 1700-1750 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9'8" x W 7'6" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Dr. Thomas Morrison, received 11/12/1964; sold to Mrs. H. J. Tasca 1/12/1968. Lion (R) chasing monkey up a tree, amongst flowering plants, palm tree & other exotic trees; building in background with thatched roof (BRD) floral border combined with acanthus leaves, pineapples & other fruit French & Co. stock sheet in archive, H-472-x Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0244231-0244232Cushion cover with Christ among the doctors. unknown c. 1575-1650 Tapestry Dimensions: H 19.5" x W 22" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: German Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Arnold Seligmann, Rey & Co., Inc., invoiced 1/23/1929; sold to J. name illegible 6/17/1946. In roundel; carnation & other flowers in French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 16513-b also lists: 33980 Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0184766-0184768, 0184770, 0244869, 0244871Pergola with dragon in animal park. unknown c. 1600-1620 Tapestry Dimensions: H 10'6" x W 12'7" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. received from Arnold Seligmann, Rey & Co., Inc. invoiced 7/1/1930; returned 11/30/1931. Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0184717-0184718, 0184222, 0237346-0237347 Related Works: Similar piece with city mark of Oudenarde & weavers mark in Mobilier National, Paris. Others without marks in Belgian collections.Lazio Roma Grottaferrata Museo9. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site complex and monument.Campania Caserta Caserta Palazzo Reale25. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Post-medieval: Architecture & architectural sculpture, sculpture, statues, paintings, frescoes, stuccoes, furnishings & decorative art General Notes: Discrepancy in number of prints & negatives. Hutzel notes 824 prints & negatives. Negatives for 1-62 of one batch seem to be missing (would make a total of 824) German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site complex and monument.Piece ca. 1800-1810 Probably Oberkampf Manufactory French. Piece 219576Piece. Culture: French. Dimensions: L. 23 1/4 x W. 22 inches (loom width)59.1 x 55.9 cm. Date: 1780-90. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Mercury Adriaen Collaert (Flemish, 1560-1618). , n.d. Engraving on laid paper, 5 1/2 x 3 9/16 in. (13.9 x 9.1 cm). European Art n.d.Sophronia's Defiance (from a set of Scenes from Gerusalemme Liberata) designed ca. 1689-93, woven 1739 Designed by Domenico Paradisi Italian Commissioned by Cardinal Pietro Ottoboni, a great-nephew of Pope Alexander VIII, this was part of a massive series, heroic in scale as well as narrative, of fifteen tapestries depicting the romanticized version of the Christians First Crusade into Jerusalem recounted in Tassos sixteenth-century epic poem, Gerusalemme Liberata (Jerusalem Delivered).. Sophronia's Defiance (from a set of Scenes from Gerusalemme Liberata) 212626Lazio Viterbo Viterbo Palazzo Comunale9. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Exterior views of Renaissance palazzo portico, portal fresco, courtyard with fountain and view of SS. Trinita. Interior views of Sala Regia o Erculea, decorated with frescoes by Croce and Sala del Consiglia. Antiquities: Sarcophagi in courtyard. German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site complex and monument.Landscape scene. Teniers, David II (Flemish, 1610-1690) (designed after) painter Borcht, Pierre van der (Flemish, act.1712-d.1763) (workshop) weaver c. 1710-1760 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9'11" x W 5'10" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Inscriptions: City mark in central field, bottom right; monogram in central field, bottom right: P.V.D. 3 men & young boy standing in meadow, all hold walking sticks, dog stands nearby; cottages in background Tapestry appears to be framed. Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0241663-0241664; iconographically similar tapestry (Teniers subject matter), France, Château de PauThird three Ages of Man (36-54). unknown c. 1520 Tapestry Dimensions: H 14'8" x W 24'7" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool (warp: 16-20/in.; 6-8/cm); wool & silk Culture: Southern Netherlands Ownership History: A. Sanchez coll., Madrid; sold to Herris 7/11/1930. French & Co. purchased from Spanish Art Galleries, invoiced 2/16/1933; sold to William Randolph Hearst 3/31/1934. William Randolph Hearst coll., San Simeon, CA; gift to Museum in 1953. United States, New York, New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accno. 53.221.3. Inscriptions: Inscription in central field on banderole, left: Herbipotes Chiro squaletes Inscriptions: Inscription in central field on banderole, center: Curat Josephus famis.. Inscriptions: Inscription in central field on banderole, right: Herculeo finem victo.. Inscriptions: Inscription in upper border banderole, left: Ut Leo desiccat.. Inscriptions: Inscription in upper border banderole, center: Coligit Augustus flavas.. Inscriptions: Inscription in upper borSmell. unknown c. 1900 Tapestry Dimensions: H 12'2" x W 10'2" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: painting on canvas Culture: Southern Netherlands Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Karl J. Freund 9/6/1916; sold to Mrs Daniel Sargent 8/25/1926. Lady making flower garland, monkey smelling carnation taken from flower basket, lion & unicorn holding banner & standard of Le Viste family (gules, band azure with 3 crescents of argent), oval island & background with millefleurs motif This painting is a copy of the tapestry entitled "Smell" from the series "Lady with unicorn" at the Cluny Museum (GCPA 0280835). The French & Co. stock sheet indicates an earlier date of execution (1810). French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 3738-a Related Works: Other related paintings, GCPA 0181985-0181986Panel. Culture: British. Dimensions: H. 21 1/2 x W. 19 inches (54.6 x 48.3 cm). Date: early 19th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Landscape with shepherd, shepherdesses and fortune-teller in garden park landscape. Boucher, François (French, 1703-1770) (designed after) painter c. 1750-1800 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9'3" x W 14'4" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Mr. Herbert L. Gutterson, received 9/17/1948; sold to V. & C. Vigo & Charles Sternberg 1/20/1961. In garden park landscape with ruins, a river & temple (R), a shepherd reclining (L) while shepherdess converses with fortune-teller alongside children, one on her back, & as another shepherdess sits with basket amidst flock of sheep & bull (BRD) pole with spiral floral garland alternating with spiral of scrolling acanthus leaves; cabochon framed by acanthus leaves & topped by palmette in corners The border shows piecing & restorations; it may not belong with this field. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 80013 also lists: 53744 Related Works: Compositionally similar taShepherding. Teniers, David II (Flemish, 1610-1690) (designed after) painter c. 1675-1725 Tapestry Dimensions: H 8' x W 3'2" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Mrs. Nathaniel B. Potter 6/11/1945. In landscape, shepherdess carrying basket walks with 2 sheep; castle in background Borders missing. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 77541-c also lists: 43629 Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0241612, 0184385Leander leaving his parents. unknown c. 1700-1725 Tapestry Dimensions: H 10' x W 15'7" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: English Weaving Center: London Ownership History: French & Co. Inscriptions: Inscription in upper border cartouche: LEANDERS TAKING LEAVE FROM HIS PARENTS Ship at sea (left, middle ground), cityscape (background) (BRD) spiraling acanthus leaves; (UPR BRD) central cartouche with inscription Copies of this series after the original designs by Franz Cleyn were probably not repeated after the 17th century. For full description of subject & copies (see: Marillier, pp. 49-51). No French & Co. stock sheet in archive, no stock number Thomson, History of Tapestry (1930), 285, 286 Marillier, English Tapestries (1930), 49-51, plate 18B Related Works: Compositionally similar tapestry: GCPA 0181918; other panels in series: GCPA 0181918, 0184295Game park with bear hunt. unknown c. 1575-1625 Tapestry Dimensions: H 7' x W 9'6" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Mrs. Scheurer, invoiced 8/12/1936; sold to J. J. Abbott, 11/6/1937.Game park with ox hunt. unknown c. 1575-1625 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9'3" x W 17' Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co.Allegory of the Chase (one of a pair) 1770-90 French One of a pair with 07.225.268a.. Allegory of the Chase (one of a pair) 189537 Artist: French Painter, Allegory of the Chase (one of a pair), 177090, Oil on canvas, painted en grisaille, 16-3/8 x 30-3/8 in. (41.6 x 77.2 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1906 (07.225.268 b)Pendant late 18th century French, Paris. Pendant 196388Europe. Schoor, Lodewijk van (Flemish, 1666-1726) (author of design, attr.) painter Peemans, Gerard (Flemish, c.1675-1700) (workshop) weaver c. 1680-1700 Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. Inscriptions: Inscription in central field: EUROPA Personification of Europe seated by horse & carrying model of classical temple (center, middle ground), cartouche with inscription adorned with floating ribbons, 3 floating cupids carrying festoons with crowns (top), scattered objects on ground (armor, mitre, crowns, scepter, sword, book, rulers, compasses, ink container), 2 putti on cushion drawing & holding painter's palette (foreground), peasants harvesting in field (background) No French & Co. stock sheet in archive, no stock number Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0238148-0238151, 0184164-0184171; another similar set: GCPA 0238143-0238147, 0184162-0184163Landscape with hunter and hound. unknown c. 1650-1675 Tapestry Dimensions: H 6'3" x W 5'4" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co.Jeanne d'Arc, Charles Abraham Chasselat, (French, 1782-1843), Hartmann et Fils, (Munster, France), Medium: cotton Technique: printed by engraved copper plate on plain weave, Cotton, plate-printed in red; six scenes from the life and martyrdom of Jeanne d'Arc. Her march on Paris; her arrow wound being dressed; the capture of the Tourelles; Jeanne praying before the Shrine of St. Catherine; captured with her brothers and brought before Philip the Good; her burning at the stake in Rouen., Scenes from the life of Joan of Arc: Joan as a young girl praying before the statue of St. Catherine, speaking to the Dauphin and asking for troops, taking the Tourelle at the Battle of Orleans, having her shoulder wound dressed, leading the Dauphin to his coronation at Reims, and being burned at the stake by the English., Munster, Alsace, France, 1817, printed, dyed & painted textiles, Textile, TextileThe Relation of the Individual to the State: Socrates and His Friends Discuss "The Republic," as in Plato's Account; Color Study for Mural, Supreme Court Room, Saint Paul, Minnesota State Capitol, Saint Paul. Artist: John La Farge (American, New York 1835-1910 Providence, Rhode Island). Dimensions: 9 5/8 x 10 7/8 in. (24.4 x 27.6 cm). Date: 1903. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Battle of Philippi. Mander, Karel van II (Flemish, ca.1579-1623) (author of design, attr.) painter c. 1560 Tapestry Dimensions: H 420 x W 612 cm Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: Inventory of Carlos III (1788). Inventory of Fernando VII (1834). Inventory of "Las Tapicerías de la Corona" (1880). Spain, Palma de Mallorca, Palacio Real de la Almudaina, accno. A.245-6829. Inscriptions: Weaver mark on right guard, bottom not visible in photograph Antony () spears fallen horse (R, foreground); Cassius rides fallen horse (center, foreground); Octavian & Brutus () fighting (R, foreground in corner); long procession of army, city (background) (BRD) 4 elements represented (UPR BRD) various birds; (LWR BRD) various birds & ducks in marsh; (L & R BRD) various birds & animals (lions, rabbits, lizards) in landscape, cityscape near top 10 panels in set; not all represented in the Photo Study Collection. Junquera de Vega, Catalogo dWounded King Porus brought before Alexander. Le Brun, Charles (French, 1619-1690) (designed after) painter c. 1725 Tapestry Dimensions: H 7' x W 5'5" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Marche Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Mr. Edward Manville 7/23/1948; sold to Mr. David E. Popper 6/18/1968. The defeated King Porus, covered with wounds, is brought before Alexander, mounted on horse, who restores his dominions Borders missing; fragment. The panel was woven after the series designed by Charles Le Brun for the Gobelins manufactory in 1661-1668. This scene depicts the group figures in the central foreground of the complete composition. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 80021 Saunier, Lisses et délices (1996), 226 Chevalier, Aubusson (1988), 125 Related Works: Compositionally similar tapestries: "Alexandre et Porus" Château de Chaumont-sur-Loire (Saunier, p. 226), "Alexandre et Porus" Vila Viçosa, Paço Ducal, Portugal (Chevalier, p. 125Noli me tangere'. unknown c. 1600 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9' x W 6'8" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Italian Weaving Center: , TuscanyFlorence Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Geo. H. Frazier, invoiced 4/28/1915; sold to W.C. Harty 1/25/1926. In formal garden, Mary Magdalene kneeling before Christ holding banner, with ointment jar at her feet; balustrade, parterre arched arbor & trees visible beyond with hoe (UPR BRD) centered by Medici coat of arms, flanked by volutes enclosing angels' heads & festoons, & masks; L & R BRD) female term supporting volute on head; (LWR BRD) mask flanked by volutes French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 27049Game park with mancitores (or dragons). Guebels, Jacques I (Netherlandish (before 1600) - Flanders, act.1580-1605) (workshop) weaver Guebels, Jacques II (Flemish, act.1626-d. bef.1633) (workshop) weaver (Flemish) c. 1610 Tapestry Dimensions: H 15' x W 10'4" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. Inscriptions: City mark on lower guard, left Inscriptions: weaver mark on right guard, bottom Other animals represented include a leopard, cockatrice, & falcon (BRD) acanthus scroll with cameo busts in upper corners, & lion heads in lower corners French & Co. stock sheet missing from archive, 56724 Related Works: Panels in set, GCPA 0236876-0236077, 0236931Title page of the newspaper Vom Fels zum Meer, Spemann's illustrated magazine for the German house, second volume, 1869, historical, digitally enhanced reproduction of a 19th-century original.View from game park towards garden park. unknown c. 1575 Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: French & Co. Leopards, snakes & exotic birds in game park foreground; classical figures & scenes of contemporary country life within & around garden park beyond Borders missing. No French & Co. stock sheet in archive, no stock numberLe Meunier, son fils et l'ne ca. 1806 Designed by Jean-Baptiste Huet I French. Le Meunier, son fils et l'ne 221943