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Featuring detailed scenes of court pageantry and life-size portraits of members of the French Valois dynasty woven in wool, silk, and precious metal-wrapped threads, the Valois Tapestries are one of the most extravagant sets of hangings produced in the 16th century. The precise circumstances surrounding the tapestries' commission and their arrival at the Medici court in Florence, as well as the significance of the specific scenes depicted, however, have eluded scholars for years. Presenting new research into the political maneuvering of the Valois and Medici courts and providing extensive physical analysis gathered during a recent cleaning of the tapestries, this volume offers brand new insight into why these magnificent works were made and what they represent. Distributed for the Cleveland Museum of ArtExhibition Schedule:Cleveland Museum of Art (11/18/1801/21/19)

Renaissance Splendor

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    A Hardback by Elizabeth Cleland, Marjorie E. Wieseman, Francesca de Luca

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      Publisher Yale University Press
      Published 12 February 2019
      ISBN-13 9780300237061
      978-0300237061
      ISBN-10 0300237065
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      Conservation and resto Exhibition catalogues and specific collections Fashion and textile design

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Featuring detailed scenes of court pageantry and life-size portraits of members of the French Valois dynasty woven in wool, silk, and precious metal-wrapped threads, the Valois Tapestries are one of the most extravagant sets of hangings produced in the 16th century. The precise circumstances surrounding the tapestries' commission and their arrival at the Medici court in Florence, as well as the significance of the specific scenes depicted, however, have eluded scholars for years. Presenting new research into the political maneuvering of the Valois and Medici courts and providing extensive physical analysis gathered during a recent cleaning of the tapestries, this volume offers brand new insight into why these magnificent works were made and what they represent. Distributed for the Cleveland Museum of ArtExhibition Schedule:Cleveland Museum of Art (11/18/1801/21/19)

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