Winter, Cybele Begs for the Sun's Return (detail), 1692-93. Design by Pierre Mignard, 480 x 625 cm (189 x 246 1/16 in.) © Le Mobilier National. Photo by Lawrence Perquis
Apollo & Arachne: Louis XIV and the French Royal Collection of Tapestries
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Museum Lecture Hall
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Art historians and tapestry scholars present new research about the French royal collection of tapestries assembled during the 72-year reign (1643-1715) of Louis XIV. Topics range from the strategic acquisition of revered antique sets, to the iconographic power of new commissions, to the reception and dissemination of Gobelins weavings among private patrons.