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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 Art


Exhibition Schedule:

Cleveland Museum of Art
(11/18/18–01/21/19)

Renaissance Splendor: Catherine de’ Medici’s Valois Tapestries

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Hardback by Elizabeth Cleland , Marjorie E. Wieseman

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    Publisher: Yale University Press
    Publication Date: 12/02/2019
    ISBN13: 9780300237061, 978-0300237061
    ISBN10: 0300237065

    Number of Pages: 96

    Non Fiction , Art & Photography

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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 Art


    Exhibition Schedule:

    Cleveland Museum of Art
    (11/18/18–01/21/19)

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