About this artwork
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Status
- Currently Off View
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Department
- Textiles
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Artists
- Workshop of Gerard Peemans (Manufacturer) , Justus van Egmont
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Title
- Clodius Disguised as a Woman from The Story of Caesar and Cleopatra, Clodius Disguised as a Woman
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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 four Z-spun elements; diameters: 0.8–1.0 mm Weft: Count: varies from 18 to 32 wefts per cm; wool: S-ply of two Z-spun elements; diameters: 0.4–0.8 mm; silk: pairs and three yarns of S-ply of two Z-twisted elements; diameters: 0.4–1.1 mm
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Inscriptions
- Marked and signed: Brussels city mark; G·PEEMANS Inscribed: CLAVDIVS·AMANS / POMPILIAM·IN·VESTE / MVLIEBRI·NOCTVRNO / SACRIFICO·DETECTVS / EXPELLITVR (Claudius [sic], in love with Pompilia [sic], disguised as a woman, is unmasked and driven out of the house during the nocturnal offering)
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Dimensions
- 536.7 × 368.4 cm (211 1/4 × 145 in.)
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Credit Line
- Gift of Mrs. Chauncey McCormick and Mrs. Richard Ely Danielson
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Reference Number
- 1944.22
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IIIF Manifest
- https://api.artic.edu/api/v1/artworks/49678/manifest.json
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