The Coronation Sacrifice
Designer: Central design and cartoon by an unidentified painter; Designer: Border design and cartoon probably by Guillaume Dumée and Laurent Guyot; Weaver: Faubourg Saint-Marcel manufactory of Marc de Comans and François de la Planche
a piece form the cycle of tapestries woven for Marie de' Medici, The Stories of Queen Artemisia, based on an epic account by Nicolas Houel; woven in the Faubourg Saint-Marcel Manufactory of Marc de Comans and Frauçais de la Planche between 1611 and 1627; warp undyed wool, 6-7½ ends per cm., weft dyed wool and silk, 32-40 ends per cm.
- Date
- designed c. 1610 (woven 1611–1627)
- In our collection
- since February the 18th, 2014 up to now
- Dimensions
- H.166 x W.187-3/4 in. (irregular)
- Location
- Not on View
- Medium
- Wool, silk; tapestry weave
- Price
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- Composition
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cadmium 14% oxygen 54% copper 32%