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Item Number: | 26253 |
Name: | Historical Tapestry |
Size: | 10' 3" H x 16' 9" W (3.12m x 5.11m) |
Origin: | Brussels |
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Size Category: | Horizontal Tapestries |
Antiquity: | Circa 17th Century Period Antique |
Primary Design: | Pictorial |
Sub-Design: | Directional |
Design Genre | Genre Tapestry Historical Tapestry |
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Composition: | Wool with silk inlay |
Condition: | Excellent |
Subject: | The triumph of the Roman general, Scipio Africanus |
Description: | A palatial Brussels historical tapestry from the 17th century, depicting the renowned Roman general, Scipio Africanus, seated on a rearing stallion at center, riding in triumph after earning his moniker in his conquests of Africa and Spain; other soldiers with halberds and shields to the right and families kneeling to the left, trumpeting soldiers in a procession in the left background, framed by spiraling columns decorated with putti and acanthus leaves, and an upper frieze of fruit and flower-filled cornucopia. Wool with silk inlay.
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