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Ar

ca. 1683
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 531
Luís XIV, sob o disfarce de Júpiter, personifica o Ar, sentado sobre uma águia, enquanto segura uma flecha e um escudo, cercado por pássaros, borboletas, trompetes e outros instrumentos de sopro. O desenho complicado, atribuído a Charles Le Brun, foi feito em petit point com um fundo de fios intrincado de fios de prata e prata dourada dispostos em ziguezague e em espiral. Este trabalho pertence a uma série de oito tapeçarias (quatro das quais estão preservadas no Museu), provavelmente feitas para a amante do rei, a marquesa de Montespan. Eles descrevem os elementos e as estações com o rei Luís XIV, a marquesa ou algum de seus filhos como protagonista. Talvez essa tapeçaria tenha sido bordada no convento de Saint-Joseph-de-la-Providence, em Paris.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Título: Ar
  • Artista: Atribuído a Charles Le Brun, francês, 1619–1690; desenho das bordas de Jean Lemoyen le Lorrain, francês, 1637/38–1709
  • Data: ca. 1683
  • Meio: Lã, seda, prata, fios recobertos com metais prateados sobre tela
  • Dimensões: 4,27 x 2,74 m
  • Linha de créditos: Fundo Rogers, 1946
  • Número de acesso: 46.43.4
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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