Tapestry representing the element of air with Juno seated on a cloud and Iris next to her, holding a shield ornamented with the emblem of Louix XIV, from Tapisseries du Roy ou sont representéz les Quatre Elemens, plate 11
This print is part of a series of twelve plates depicting tapestries for the Louis XIV designed by Charles le Brun depicting the four elements.
Artwork Details
- Title: Tapestry representing the element of air with Juno seated on a cloud and Iris next to her, holding a shield ornamented with the emblem of Louix XIV, from Tapisseries du Roy ou sont representéz les Quatre Elemens, plate 11
- Series/Portfolio: Tapisseries du Roy ou sont representéz les Quatre Elemens
- Artist: Sébastien Leclerc I (French, Metz 1637–1714 Paris)
- Artist: After Charles Le Brun (French, Paris 1619–1690 Paris)
- Date: ca. 1683
- Medium: Etching
- Dimensions: Sheet: 14 5/16 × 20 11/16 in. (36.3 × 52.5 cm)
- Classifications: Prints, Ornament & Architecture
- Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1963
- Object Number: 63.558.35
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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