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Jules César et des serviteurs

ca. 1400–1410
Not on view
Cette tenture, qui figure parmi les plus anciennes et les plus élégantes du Moyen Âge, faisait partie d’un ensemble à la gloire de neuf héros : trois de tradition hébraïque, trois de l’antiquité païenne et trois de la chrétienté. Sur celle-ci, Jules César porte la couronne impériale, et son trône est orné de l’aigle bicéphale. Il est entouré de musiciens et de courtisans. L’homme à la peau sombre, en haut à gauche, pourrait représenter les territoires africains de César. Symboles de sagesse et de courage, ces « Neuf Preux » apparaissent pour la première fois dans un poème français du début du XIVe siècle intitulé Les Vœux du paon. Cette tenture aurait appartenu à Jean de France, duc de Berry et mécène de renom.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Titre: Jules César et des serviteurs
  • Date: 1400–1410
  • Aire géographique: Pays-Bas méridionaux
  • Technique: Trames et chaînes de laine
  • Dimensions: 4,2 x 2,4 m
  • Crédits: Don de John D. Rockefeller Jr, 1947
  • Accession Number: 47.101.3
  • Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters

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