THIRD QUARTER 17TH CENTURY

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A PAIR OF BRUSSELS TAPESTRY PANELS
Third quarter 17th Century
Woven in wools and silks, each headed by a feathered helmet above ribbon-bound trophies, fruit and foliage, centred by a winged and crowned globe, within a yellow-brown and blue slip, minor areas of reweaving, possibly originally borders
9 ft. 9 in. (300 cm.) x 2 ft. (60 cm.) each (2)

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Lot Essay

Borders that repeat much of the design of the foliage and fruits from these panels adorn a rich set of tapestries depicting The Story of Charlemagne at the Quirinale Palace in Rome (N. Forti Grazzini, Il Patrimonio Artistico del Quirinale, Gli Arazzi, Rome, 1994, vol. II, cats. 113 - 119, pp. 311 - 328). The series was originally designed by Jacob Jordaens (d. 1678) in circa 1660 and acquired by Carlo Emanuele II of Savoy in 1666. The set was woven as a collaboration between five weavers, namely Willem Roelants, Hendrik de Puttere, Jan van Leefdael (d. 1680), Jan Cordijs and Joris Leemans. It is likely that one of the above weavers would have woven the pair of entre fenêtres, although since border designs were transferable between different series of tapestries, they may not have framed that particular series.

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