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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
oxygen15%
copper53%
iron32%