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Tapestry in the Baroque: Threads of Splendor

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		Throne Baldachin (detail) From eight separate tapestry components Designed by Hans Knieper Woven under the directorship of Hans Knieper, Helsingør (Denmark), 1585–86 Nationalmuseum, Stockholm (Indep 2 LRK 28861, 28862), on long-term loan from the Livrustkammaren, Stockholm See an image of the entire panel.

		Siege of Zierikzee (detail) From a six-piece set known as the Zeeland Tapestries Designed by Hendrick Cornelisz Vroom, autumn 1599 Cartoon executed by Hubrecht Leyniers Woven in the workshop of Hendrick de Maeght, Middelburg, 1599–1600 Zeeuws Museum, Middelburg (BR72-010) See an image of the entire panel.

		The Liberation of Oriane (detail) From a six- or seven-piece set of the Story of Amadis of Gaule Design attributed to Karel van Mander the Elder, ca. 1590–95 Woven by François Spiering, Delft, ca. 1590–95 The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Walter and Leonore Annenberg and The Annenberg Foundation Fund, 2006 (2006.36) See an image of the entire panel.

		Night (detail) From an eighteen-piece set of the Months, Seasons, and Times of the Day Design by Pieter de Witte, called Peter Candid, ca. 1612 Woven in the workshop of Hans van der Biest, Munich, 1614 Bayerisches Nationalmuseum, Munich (T3902) See an image of the entire panel.

		Surprise Attack on Calais (detail) First panel of a seven-piece set of the Battles of the Archduke Albert Design by Otto van Veen, 1597; cartoons painted by Jan Snellinck the Elder, 1597–99 Woven in the workshop of Maarten Reymbouts II, Brussels, 1597–99 Patrimonio Nacional, Palacio Real, Madrid (TA-46/1 10005712) See an image of the entire panel.

		The Battle of Veseris and the Death of Decius Mus (detail) Sixth panel of an eight-piece set of the Story of Decius Mus Modello and cartoon by Peter Paul Rubens, 1616–17 Woven in the workshop of Jan Raes II in collaboration with Jacques Geubels II, Brussels, between 1620 and 1629 Patrimonio Nacional, Embassy of Spain in Washington, D.C. (TA-52/6 10076094) See an image of the entire panel.

		The Riding Lesson (detail) From an eight-piece set of the Story of Artemisia Cartoon by Laurent Guyot, 1607, after a drawing by Antoine Caron, ca. 1560 Woven in the Faubourg Saint-Marcel workshop, Paris, ca. 1611–27 Minneapolis Institute of Arts, The Ethel Morrison Van Derlip Fund (48.13.7) See an image of the entire panel.

		The Battle of the Milvian Bridge (detail) From a six-piece set of the Story of Constantine Design by Peter Paul Rubens, 1622 Border design attributed to Laurent Guyot, ca. 1622–23 Woven in the Faubourg Saint-Marcel workshop, Paris, ca. 1623–27 Kunstkammer, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna (T XVIII 3) See an image of the entire panel.

		Moses Rescued from the Nile (detail) From a proposed six-piece set of the Story of the Old Testament Cartoon by Simon Vouet, with several collaborators, ca. 1640 Woven in the workshop of Girard Laurent, in the galleries of the Palais du Louvre, Paris, begun before 1643 Mobilier National, Paris (GMTT 23/1), deposited at the Musée du Louvre, Paris See an image of the entire panel.

		The Miraculous Draft of Fishes (detail) From an eight-piece set of the Acts of the Apostles From seven designs by Raphael, 1515–16, copied by Francis Clein with additions and new border designs between ca. 1625 and ca. 1639 Woven in the Mortlake workshop, Surrey, this piece ca. 1636–37; the set, late 1620s to early 1640s Mobilier National, Paris (GMTT 16/4) See an image of the entire panel.

		Meeting at the Temple of Venus (detail) From a six-piece set of Hero and Leander Design by Francis Clein, ca. 1625–28 Woven in the Mortlake workshop, Surrey, ca. 1630–36 The Royal Collections, Drottningholm Palace (H.G.K. 51) See an image of the entire panel.

		January and February (detail) From a set of the Allegory of Time Design by Jan van den Hoecke with Pieter Thijs and Adriaen van Utrecht, ca. 1647–50 Woven in the workshop of Everaert Leyniers III, Brussels, ca. 1650 Kunstkammer, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna (T XLVII 1) See an image of the entire panel.

		Table Carpet (detail) Design based partly on prints attributed to Jan Snellinck the Elder and on a print after Michiel Coxcie Woven in the northern Netherlands, 1652 Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam (BK-16395) See an image of the entire panel.

		The Triumph of the Church over Ignorance and Blindness (detail) From a twenty-piece set of the Triumph of the Eucharist Design by Peter Paul Rubens, ca. 1626–28 Woven in the workshop of Jan Raes II, Brussels, ca. 1626–33 Patrimonio Nacional, Monasterio de las Descalzas Reales, Madrid (TA-D/3 00610325) See an image of the entire panel.

		Maidservant with a Basket of Fruit (detail) From an eight-piece set of Scenes of Country Life Design and cartoon by Jacob Jordaens and workshop, ca. 1627–28 Woven in the workshop of Conrad van der Bruggen, Brussels, ca. 1635 Kunstkammer, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna (T C 8) See an image of the entire panel.

		Christ before Herod (detail) From a ten-piece set, including three overdoors, of the Passion of Christ Design and cartoon for the main scene by Ludovico Cardi, called il Cigoli, between December 28, 1598, and September 22, 1599 Design and cartoon for the border by Alessandro Allori, between August 12, 1589, and August 22, 1591 Woven on a low-warp loom in the Medici manufactory under the direction of Guasparri Papini, Florence, before February 27, 1601 Deposito Arazzi della Soprintendenza Speciale per il Polo Museale Fiorentino, Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence (Arazzi no. 517) See an image of the entire panel.

		Chariot of the Sun From a thirteen-piece set, including three overdoors and three portieres, of the Seasons and Hours Design and cartoons of the main scene and borders by Lorenzo Lippi, before April 27, 1643 Woven on a low-warp loom in the Medici manufactory under the direction of Pietro Févère, Florence, before January 11, 1645 Deposito Arazzi della Soprintendenza Speciale per il Polo Museale Fiorentino, Palazzo Pitti, Florence (Arazzi no. 146)

		Constantine Fighting the Lion (detail) From a twelve-piece set, plus baldachin with dossal, of the Story of Constantine Design and cartoon by Pietro da Cortona, ca. 1636 Woven in the workshop of Giacomo della Riviera, Rome, 1636–37 Philadelphia Museum of Art, Gift of the Samuel H. Kress Foundation, 1959 (1959-78-11) See an image of the entire panel.

		The Protection of Rome from Plague and Famine From the ten-piece set, plus borders, of the Life of Pope Urban VIII Design by Ciro Ferri and Giacinto Camassei, cartoon by Camassei, 1673 Woven in the Barberini workshop under the direction of Maria Maddalena della Riviera, Rome, May 1673–July 1675 Vatican Museums, Vatican City (43827)

		The Triumph of Venus (detail) From an eight-piece set of the Triumphs of the Gods Cartoon by Noël Coypel, 1690–93; the scene copied, with small variants, from a Brussels tapestry by Frans Geubels, ca. 1560–70, from a cartoon of the Grotesques of Leo X painted by Giovanni da Udine probably with Giovanni Francesco Penni and Perino del Vaga, 1519 Woven in the workshop of Jean Jans the Younger at the Manufacture Royale des Gobelins, Paris, 1692–1703 Deposito Arazzi della Soprintendenza Speciale per Il Polo Museale Fiorentino, Pitti Palace, Florence (Arazzi no. 41) See an image of the entire panel.

		The Battle of the Granicus (detail) From a five-piece set of the Story of Alexander Design by Charles Le Brun, 1664–65 Cartoon by Louis Licherie, 1665 Woven in the workshop of Jean Jans the Younger at the Manufacture Royale des Gobelins, Paris, 1680–87 Kunstkammer, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna (T V 2) See an image of the entire panel.

		Water From a four-piece set, plus four entrefênetres, of the Four Elements Design by Charles Le Brun after a scheme devised by the Petite Académie, 1664 Cartoon for the main scene by Baudrin Yvart, 1664 Cartoon for the borders by Isaac Moillon, 1664 Woven in the workshop of Jean Jans the Elder at the Manufacture Royale des Gobelins, Paris, 1666 Deposito Arazzi della Soprintendenza Speciale per Il Polo Museale Fiorentino, Palazzo Pitti, Florence (Arazzi no. 7)

		The Audience with Cardinal Chigi (detail) From a fourteen-piece set of the History of the King Design by Charles Le Brun, cartoon by Antoine Mathieu the Elder, 1664 Cartoon for the border attributed to Jean Lemoyne le Lorrain, 1665 Woven in the workshop of Jean Lefebvre at the Manufacture Royale des Gobelins, Paris, 1665–72 Mobilier National, Paris (GMTT 95/1), deposited at the Musée du Louvre, Paris See an image of the entire panel.

		The Camel (detail) From a six-piece set of the Grotesques Design by Jean-Baptiste Monnoyer in the style of Jean Berain I; border design by Monnoyer and Guy-Louis Vernansal, ca. 1688 Woven at the Beauvais tapestry manufactory under the direction of Philippe Behagle or his successors, his widow Anne van Heuven, or his son Philippe Behagle, ca. 1690–1711 The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Gift of John M. Schiff, 1977 (1977.437.1) See an image of the entire panel.

		Caesar Crowned by Fame (detail) From a set of the Story of Caesar Design and cartoon by an artist tentatively identified here as Charles Poerson, ca. 1650–67 Woven in the workshop of Jean or Hieronymus Le Clerc, Brussels, ca. 1660–80 Kunstkammer, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna (T CV2 2) See an image of the entire panel.

		The Siege of Bouchain III (detail) From an eleven-piece set of the Victories of the Duke of Marlborough Design and cartoon by Philippe de Hondt, ca. 1712–15 Woven in the workshop of Judocus de Vos, Brussels, ca. 1714–15 The Trustees of the Marlborough Chattels Settlement, Blenheim Palace, Woodstock See an image of the entire panel.

		A Naval Battle (detail) From a set of the Art of War II Design and cartoon by Philippe de Hondt and workshop, ca. 1715–20 Woven in the workshop of Judocus de Vos, Brussels, ca. 1722–24 Bayerische Verwaltung der Staatlichen Schlösser, Gärten und Seen, Neues Schloss Schleissheim, Munich See an image of the entire panel.

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