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Probably based on a woodcut by Bernard Salomon French
Probably commissioned by Francisco Mascarenhas Governor of Macau, 1623–26 Portuguese
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Title: The Sacrifice of Polyxena from a set of The Story of Troy
Artist:
Probably based on a woodcut by Bernard Salomon (French, ca. 1508–ca. 1561)
Patron:
Probably commissioned by Francisco Mascarenhas Governor of Macau, 1623–26 (Portuguese)
Date: ca. 1625
Culture: Chinese, Macao
Medium: Cotton, embroidered with silk and gilt-paper-wrapped thread, pigment
Dimensions: L. 150 x W. 206 inches (381 x 523.2 cm)
Classification: Textiles-Embroidered
Credit Line: Bequest of Roderick Terry Jr., 1951
Object Number: 51.152
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