After a design by Justus van Egmont (Flemish, 1601–1674)
Woven at the workshop of Willem van Leefdael (Netherlandish, 1632–1688)
Brussels
Cleopatra Enjoys Herself at Sea from The Story of Cleopatra
INV-1510
After a design by Justus van Egmont (Flemish, 1601–1674)
Woven at the workshop of Willem van Leefdael (Netherlandish, 1632–1688)
Brusselsc. 1680
Cleopatra Enjoys Herself at Sea from The Story of Cleopatra
After a design by Justus van Egmont (Flemish, 1601–1674) Woven at the workshop of Willem van Leefdael (Netherlandish, 1632–1688) Brussels →weaving - tapestrytextile
Date
c. 1680
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: 0.4–0.9 mm
Weft: Count: varies from 18 to 44 wefts per cm; wool: S-ply of two and three Z-spun elements; diameters: 0.4–1.0 mm; silk: three yarns of S-ply of two Z-twisted elements; diameters: 0.6–1.0 mm; wool and silk: paired yarns of S-ply of two Z-spun wool elements and S-ply of two Z-twisted silk elements; diameters: 0.6–1.0 mm
Dimensions
392.4 × 359.6 cm (154 1/2 × 141 5/8 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Gift of Mrs. Chauncey McCormick and Mrs. Richard Ely Danielson
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