Exercise in the Assault and Defense of a Bastion
Designer: Central design by Antoine Caron; Cartoonist: Central cartoon by Laurent Guyot; Designer: Border design and cartoon probably by Guillaume Dumée and Laurent Guyot che; Weaver: Weaving attributed to the workshop of Lucas Wandandalle
a piece from the tapestry series woven for Marie de' Medici, The Stories of Queen Artemisia, based on an epic account by Nicolas Houel; weaving attributed to the workshop of Lucas Wandandalle in the Faubourg Saint-Marcel Manufactory of Marc de Comans and François de la Planche; warp undyed wool, 7-8 ends per cm., weft dyed wool and silk, 20-48 ends per cm.
- Date
- designed 1562–1565 (woven 1611–1627)
- In our collection
- since March the 28th, 2017 up to now
- Dimensions
- H.165 x W.237 in. (irregular)
- Location
- Not on View
- Medium
- Wool, silk; tapestry weave
- Price
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- Composition
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oxygen 15% copper 53% iron 32%