Antony Presents Artavasdes, King of the Armenians, to Cleopatra from The Story of Antony and Cleopatra

Provenance

Marshall Field and Co., Chicago, by June 19, 1952 [incoming receipt, RX646, June 19, 1952; copy in curatorial object file]; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1952.

Antony Presents Artavasdes, King of the Armenians, to Cleopatra from The Story of Antony and Cleopatra

Evrard Leyniers

c. 1640

Accession Number

90513

Medium

Wool and silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave Warp: Count: 8 warps per cm; wool: S-ply of three Z-spun elements; diameters: 0.55–0.65 mm Weft: Count: varies from 16 to 28 wefts per cm; wool; S-ply of two Z-spun elements; diameters: 0.3–1.0 mm; silk; pairs of S-ply of two Z-twisted elements; diameters: 0.4–1.0 mm

Dimensions

439.4 × 304.8 cm (173 × 120 in.)

Classification

weaving - tapestry

Museum

The Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

Credit Line

Gift of Marshall Field and Company

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