About this artwork
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Status
- Currently Off View
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Department
- Textiles
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Artists
- Workshop of Willem van Leefdael (Manufacturer) , Justus van Egmont
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Title
- Caesar Throws Himself into the Sea from The Story of Caesar and Cleopatra, Caesar Throws Himself into the Sea
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Places
- Flanders (Object made in:), Brussels (Object made in:)
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Date
- Made 1675-1685
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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: 0.6–0.8 mm Weft: Count: varies from 22 to 40 wefts per cm; wool: S-ply of two Z-spun elements; diameters: 0.3–1.0 mm; silk: pairs and three yarns of S-ply of two Z-twisted elements; diameters: 0.5–1.0 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: 0.5–1.0 mm
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Inscriptions
- Marked and signed: Brussels city mark; G·V·LEEFDAEL Inscribed: CAESAR·IN·MOTV·ALEXANDRIAE / DOLO·LAPSVS·IN·MARE / SERVATIS·MANV·LITERIS / AD·NON·EXVSTAS·NAVES / ADNATAT (The Egyptians attack Caesar’s boat, forcing him to jump in the water and escape by swimming to ships that had not been burned, while holding some precious papers in his hand)
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Dimensions
- 351.2 × 362.4 cm (138 1/4 × 142 3/4 in.)
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Credit Line
- Gift of Mrs. Chauncey McCormick and Mrs. Richard Ely Danielson
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Reference Number
- 1944.18
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IIIF Manifest
- https://api.artic.edu/api/v1/artworks/49667/manifest.json
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