Overview:

For the first time in the history of the Art Institute, a major portion of its unparalleled tapestry collection will be featured in a spectacular presentation in Regenstein Hall. The exhibition will feature masterpieces from the 15th through the 18th century that will cover entire walls of gallery space. Subject to an extensive conservation process in Belgium, the tapestries were examined by scholars who made extraordinary discoveries about the collection. These findings are detailed in a fully illustrated catalogue that will accompany the exhibition. This presentation will show these works of art at their best—dazzling the eye beyond expectation.

After a design by Justus van Egmont (1601–1674), produced at the workshop of Gerard Peemans (1637/39–1725). A Scene from the Story of Caesar and Cleopatra: An Amalgamation of Scenes from "The Story of Cleopatra," "The Story of Caesar," and "The Story of Zenobia and Aurelian," c. 1680. Brussels. Gift of Mrs. Chauncey McCormick and Mrs. Richard Ely Danielson.