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Amours des Dieux. Apollo et Clytie
Translated as: Loves of the Gods. Apollo and Clytie
Factory: Beauvais factory
Tapestry from the "Loves of the Gods" series illustrating the classical myth of apollo and Clytie
Apollo and Clytie are the central characters to this composition. Apollo ascends on clouds, loosening his embrace of Clytie, before her abandonment and transformation into the sunflowers seen at the lower left-hand corner. Below, in the right-hand corner, two nymphs watch the unfolding scene or play musical instruments, while a stream flows from overturned urns. Above two putti hover in front of, or rest on, an ethereal arch. To the left of the arch horses approach pulling the chariot of their master the sun god Apollo. One horse hooks left towards Apollo, anticipating the closing scene as he rides away bringing nightfall. A woven imitation of a carved and gilded frame borders the pictorial space. It is surmounted by the Royal arms of France and Navarre.
The tapestry is woven in wook and silk on woolen warps.
History note: Sold at Sotheby's, 25th February 1949, Lot. 157 (Sir Bernard Eckstein sale) to Messrs F. Partridge & Sons
Purchased by the Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum with the aid of a grant from the Marlay Fund.
Height: 11 ft
Width: 9.11 ft
Method of acquisition: Bought (1949-03-02)
18th Century, Mid
Circa
1756
CE
-
Circa
1761
CE
After Boucher and attributed to Charlemagne Charron who succeeded to the dictatorship of the Beauvais factory in 1755.
The bottom galloon edge of the tapestry is a replacement.
upper two thirds of the tapistry are made up almost entirely of silk weft.
Silk
Wool
Accession number: T.1-1949
Primary reference Number: 110534
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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