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Cleopatra Asked to Pay Tribute to Rome from The Story of Caesar and Cleopatra

A work made of wool and silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave warp: count: 8 warps per cm; wool: s-ply of three z-spun elements; diameters: 0.6–0.9 mm weft: count: varies from 20 to 40 wefts per cm; wool: s-ply of two z-spun elements; pairs of s-ply of two z-spun elements; diameters: 0.4–1.0 mm; silk: pairs, three, and four yarns of s-ply of two z-twisted elements; diameters: 0.5–1.1 mm; wool and silk: paired yarns of s-ply of two z-spun wool elements and s-ply of two z-twisted silk elements; diameters: 0.6–0.8 mm.
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  • A work made of wool and silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave warp: count: 8 warps per cm; wool: s-ply of three z-spun elements; diameters: 0.6–0.9 mm weft: count: varies from 20 to 40 wefts per cm; wool: s-ply of two z-spun elements; pairs of s-ply of two z-spun elements; diameters: 0.4–1.0 mm; silk: pairs, three, and four yarns of s-ply of two z-twisted elements; diameters: 0.5–1.1 mm; wool and silk: paired yarns of s-ply of two z-spun wool elements and s-ply of two z-twisted silk elements; diameters: 0.6–0.8 mm.

Date:

c. 1680

Artist:

After a design by Justus van Egmont (Flemish, 1601–1674)
Produced at the workshop of Willem van Leefdael (1632–1688)
Brussels

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Textiles

Artists

Workshop of Willem van Leefdael (Manufacturer) , Justus van Egmont

Title

Cleopatra Asked to Pay Tribute to Rome from The Story of Caesar and Cleopatra, Cleopatra Asked to Pay Tribute to Rome

Places

Flanders (Object made in:), Brussels (Object made in:)

Date

Made 1675-1685

Medium

Wool and silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave Warp: Count: 8 warps per cm; wool: S-ply of three Z-spun elements; diameters: 0.6–0.9 mm Weft: Count: varies from 20 to 40 wefts per cm; wool: S-ply of two Z-spun elements; pairs of S-ply of two Z-spun elements; diameters: 0.4–1.0 mm; silk: pairs, three, and four yarns of S-ply of two Z-twisted elements; diameters: 0.5–1.1 mm; wool and silk: paired yarns of S-ply of two Z-spun wool elements and S-ply of two Z-twisted silk elements; diameters: 0.6–0.8 mm

Inscriptions

Marked and signed: Brussels city mark; GVILLAM·VAN·LEEFDAEL Inscribed: CLEOPATRA / APOLLODORI·CYMBA·NOCTE / ALEXANDRIAM·INVEHITVR / CVM·IVLIO·ET·FRATRE / REGE·COMPONIT (During the night, Cleopatra and Apollodorus enter Alexandria in a boat; together with Caesar and her brother, she becomes ruler)

Dimensions

343.4 × 361.6 cm (135 1/4 × 142 1/4 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. Chauncey McCormick and Mrs. Richard Ely Danielson

Reference Number

1944.16

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