A Flemish tapestry depicting 'The Triumph of Bacchus,' from a series of the Triumphs of the Gods, woven in the workshop of Judocus de Vos (1661/62-1734), after designs attributed to Victor Janssens (1658-1736) and Augustin Coppens (1668-1740) circa 1705, Brussels

Neptune was anxious to take the sea-goddess Amphitrite as his wife but she initially fled to the protection of Atlas. Neptune sent messengers throughout the world to bring her back. The messenger Delphin, found her hiding place and persuaded her to marry Neptune, who gratefully placed the dolphin amongst the stars in his honour.

A PAIR OF FLEMISH MYTHOLOGICAL TAPESTRIES BRUSSELS, EARLY 18TH CENTURY One depicting scenes from The Loves of the Gods, with Zeus in the clouds and Juno sitting in her sleigh in a landscape, the other with further attendants, set within a wooded landscape, originally one panel now cut in two, and with later guard borders, multiple cuts and ...

Woven in silks and wools, depicting 'The Triumph of Bacchus' from 'The Triumphs of the Gods', with Bacchus and Ariadne on a chariot drawn by leopards and attended by satyrs, musicians and putti, within a wooded landscape, with formal gardens and a palace beyond, the fruiting foliate border decorated with birds, reduced in height along top and ...

Woven in silks and wools, depicting The Triumph of Vulcan from The Triumphs of Gods series, showing Venus and Cupid in Vulcan's forge, with Venus's chariot beyond, within later beige and brown guard borders, with weaver's signature 'V.L.R' and Brussels town-mark

The tapestries depict scenes from Classical Roman mythology, including Minerva and the Arts, Bacchus with Apollo and his Muses, and Diana, Goddess of the Hunt. They were fully restored and re-hung in 2015.

possibly from the Story of Perseus and Andromeda, woven in the centre with a young man holding on to the winged horse, Pegasus ,with a female and male classically dressed figures standing on an elaborate stepped balcony flanked by a spirally twisted column on square plinth support, and a sculpted lion in the foreground upon the steps, with ...

Find a variety of flemish tapestries available on 1stDibs. Frequently made of fabric, wool and tapestry, all flemish tapestries available were constructed with great care.

2009年12月19日 · This exhibition, highlighting a selection of tapestries and prints from Carnegie Museum of Art’s collection, explores the historical popularity of these engaging pictures in textile; the patrons, artists, and studios that created a taste for tapestries; and the thematic intersections between tapestry and print imagery, such as masterworks by ...

Woven in wools and silks, depicting 'Hercules slaying the Hydra' from the series 'The Labours of Hercules', within an elaborate pergola border depicting various classical Gods and Goddesses including Diana, Venus and Zeus, the reserves with fruit and flower-filled vases, with a spirally-twisted outer border, the blue outer slip with weavers ...