Title:  Woven Gold: Tapestries of Louis XIV
Author:  by Charissa Bremer-David, Pascal-François Bertrand, et al.
 
Format: Hardcover, Oversized  
Book condition:  Used -  Inside book is in Very Good to Like New condition.  
Cover:  Very Good to Like New. 
Dust Jacket:   Very Good to Like New.  Dust jacket is protected with Mylar cover.    
 
Meticulously woven by hand with wool, silk, and gilt-metal thread, the tapestry collection of the Sun King, Louis XIV of France, represents the highest achievements of the art form. Intended to enhance the king’s reputation by visualizing his manifest glory and to promote the kingdom’s nascent mercantile economy, the royal collection of tapestries included antique and contemporary sets that followed the designs of the greatest artists of the Renaissance and Baroque periods, including Raphael, Giulio Romano, Rubens, Vouet, and Le Brun. Ranging in date from about 1540 to 1715 and coming from weaving workshops across northern Europe, these remarkable works portray scenes from the bible, history, and mythology. As treasured textiles, the works were traditionally displayed in the royal palaces when the court was in residence and in public on special occasions and feast days. They are still little known, even in France, as they are mostly reserved for the decoration of elite state residences and ministerial offices.
 
 
Publisher: ‎ J. Paul Getty Museum; 2015 
Hardcover: ‎ 156 pages 
Dimensions: ‎ approx.  12 x 11 inches
 
 
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