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Julio César y cortesanos

ca. 1400–1410
Not on view
Esta colgadura, que figura entre los tapices medievales de mayor antigüedad y belleza, formaba parte de un conjunto realizado para conmemorar a nueve héroes: tres de la tradición hebrea, tres de los tiempos paganos y tres del mundo cristiano. Julio César, uno de los héroes paganos, lleva la corona de emperador, y de su trono cuelga el águila bicéfala imperial. Le rodean músicos y cortesanos; el hombre de piel oscura en el extremo superior izquierdo tal vez simbolice las tierras africanas del César. Los Nueve de la Fama, representantes del valor y de la sabiduría, aparecen por primera vez en Los votos del pavón, un poema francés de principios del siglo XIV. Se cree que los tapices de Los Claustros pertenecieron a Jean de Francia, duque de Berry, reputado mecenas de las artes.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Título: Julio César y cortesanos
  • Fecha: 1400–1410
  • Geografía: Países Bajos meridionales
  • Material: Urdimbre y trama de lana
  • Dimensiones: 4,2 x 2,4 m
  • Crédito: Donación de John D. Rockefeller Jr., 1947
  • Número de inventario: 47.101.3
  • Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters

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