Tickets
English
DonateMembershipTickets

Grande Galerie carpet no. 11 (Music, reweave)

Workshop director Woven in the workshop of Jeanne Haffrey (Veuve Lourdet) French
Designer After designs by Charles Le Brun French
Delivered August 26, 1688
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 524
This impressive carpet was produced at the conclusion of the Grande Galerie project. It was woven after the same painted design (cartoon) as the eleventh carpet of the series, which the king had presented to the ambassadors of Siam (present-day Thailand) when they visited Versailles in 1685. The iconography revolves around the subject of music. Images of low-relief sculpture represent Euterpe, the muse of music, and Erato, the muse of erotic lyrical poetry, who is accompanied by a cupid playing the trumpet. Symbols associated with music appear on many Grande Galerie carpets. Here, the numerous versions of colorful acanthus scrolls dancing on the signature black background evoke the endless variations on the same theme characteristic of Baroque music.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Grande Galerie carpet no. 11 (Music, reweave)
  • Manufactory: Savonnerie Manufactory (Manufactory, established 1626; Manufacture Royale, established 1663)
  • Workshop director: Woven in the workshop of Jeanne Haffrey (Veuve Lourdet) (French, ca. 1640–1719)
  • Designer: After designs by Charles Le Brun (French, Paris 1619–1690 Paris) , and studio
  • Date: Delivered August 26, 1688
  • Culture: French, Paris
  • Medium: Wool, knotted and cut pile (symmetrical knot, 90 knots per square inch)
  • Dimensions: Confirmed: 29 ft. 7 1/2 in. × 16 ft. 1 in., 213 lb. (903 × 490.2 cm, 96.6 kg)
    confimed, wt of carpet on tube: 259 lb. (117.5 kg)
  • Classification: Textiles-Rugs
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1952
  • Object Number: 52.118
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

More Artwork

More Artwork
Grande Galerie carpet no. 38 (Fame and Fortitude), Savonnerie Manufactory, Wool, knotted and cut pile (symmetrical knot, 90 knots per square inch), French, Paris
Grande Galerie carpet no. 38 (Fame and Fortitude)
Manufactory Savonnerie Manufactory
Workshop director Woven in the workshop of Philippe Lourdet
Designer After designs by Charles Le Brun
Delivered between 1668 and 1677
Fragment from Apollo Gallery carpet no. 5 or 9, Savonnerie Manufactory, Wool, knotted and cut pile, French, Paris
On loan to The Met
Fragment from Apollo Gallery carpet no. 5 or 9
Manufactory Savonnerie Manufactory
Workshop director Woven in the workshop of Philippe Lourdet
Designer After designs by Charles Le Brun
Woven between 1664–66, delivered October 7, 1667
Bassoon, Dominique Antony Porthaux French, Maple, brass, French
Bassoon
Dominique Antony Porthaux
1790–1800
Carpet with Palm Trees, Ibexes, and Birds, Cotton (warp and weft), wool (pile); asymmetrically knotted pile
Carpet with Palm Trees, Ibexes, and Birds
late 16th–early 17th century
Louis XVI, Philippe Laurent Roland, Marble medallion, gilt and marbleized wood frame, French, Paris
Louis XVI
Philippe Laurent Roland
1787

Related Content

Perspectives

Articles, audio, and video from The Met's online magazine.

Publications

Books, guides, and catalogues published by The Met.

Research Resources

The Met provides unparalleled resources for research and welcomes an international community of students and scholars. The Met's Open Access API is where creators and researchers can connect to the The Met collection. Open Access data and public domain images are available for unrestricted commercial and noncommercial use without permission or fee.

To request images under copyright and other restrictions, please use this Image Request form.

Feedback

We continue to research and examine historical and cultural context for objects in The Met collection. If you have comments or questions about this object record, please contact us using the form below. The Museum looks forward to receiving your comments.

Send feedback

Content Notice

The Metropolitan Museum of Art presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world, and our online collection reflects ongoing work conducted over the course of our more than 150-year history. You may encounter objects or images that may be inappropriate for some viewers or information that may be outdated.