The Metropolitan Museum of Art - The Story of Antony and Cleopatra (set of five)

The Story of Antony and Cleopatra (set of five)

Maker:: Weaving workshop directed by Jan van Leefdael (Brussels, active 1644–60)
Maker:: Weaving workshop directed by Geraert van der Strecken (Brussels, active 1647, died 1677)
Date:: designed ca. 1650, woven 1650–77
Culture:: Flemish, Brussels
Medium:: Wool, silk, silver and silver-gilt thread (20-22 warps per inch, 8-9 per cm.)
Dimensions:: See individual records for measurements.
Classification:: Textiles
Credit Line:: Bequest of Elizabeth U. Coles, in memory of her son, William F. Coles, 1892
Accession Number:: 92.1.7–.11

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Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings

Signature: See individual records

Inscription: See individual records

Marking: (lower guard, center) Brussels mark
Provenance

possibly Barberini family of Rome ; possibly King Ludwig of Bavaria ; [ Sypher & Co., New York ; sold to Mr. William Coles ] ; Mr. and Mrs. William F. Coles (until 1892; bequeathed by Mrs. Coles to MMA)
See also
Who
Justus van Egmont (10)

Jan van Leefdael (4)

Geraert van der Strecken (3)
What
Metal (59,364)

Silk (32,922)

Textiles (32,752)

Silver (14,056)

Wool (9,527)

Gilt (9,043)

Tapestries (2,187)
Where
Europe (148,586)

Belgium (1,232)

Brussels (289)
When
A.D. 1600-1800 (66,179)
In the Museum
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts (43,257)
Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
Low Countries, 1600–1800 A.D.