A CHARLES II GOLD AND SILVER-THREAD AND SILK-EMBROIDERED STUMPWORK PICTURE

CIRCA 1680

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A CHARLES II GOLD AND SILVER-THREAD AND SILK-EMBROIDERED STUMPWORK PICTURE
CIRCA 1680
With central raised cartouche depicting a figure with anchor, emblematic of Hope, within an inner ground with lion and bear, garlands of fruit, monkeys and entwined serpents within a gold framed outer border with central emblem of a salamander within flames, symbolizing Francis I, apples, parrots, 'Indian' masks with headdresses, paired figures of Adam, a swan, symbolizing Claude, wife of Francis I, snails, strawberries and leaves within an ebonized and parcel-gilt frame, inner sanded border of the frame associated, on later silk ground, the frame on later angled support
16½ x 21 1/4 in. (42 x 51.5 cm.) overall

來源

Purchased from Ruth Troiani, Farmington, Connecticut, 1987

出版

Patricia E. Kane, "Living with Antiques: A Saint Louis couple collects," The Magazine Antiques (May 2002), pp. 112, 113, pls. I, II.

拍品專文

Francis I is considered to be France's first 'Renaissance' monarch. His reign saw France make immense cultural advances. By the time Francis ascended the throne in 1515 the Renaissance had clearly arrived in France, and he was an important supporter of the change.

Francis became a major patron of the arts. He lent his support to many of the greatest artists of his time and encouraged them to come to France. Some did work for him, including such greats as Andrea del Sarto, and Leonardo da Vinci, who Francis convinced to leave Italy in the last part of his life. While Leonardo did little painting in his years in France, he brought with him many of his great works, such as the Mona Lisa, and these stayed in France upon his death. Other major artists who Francis employed include the goldsmith Benvenuto Cellini, and the painters Rosso and Primaticcio, all of whom were heavily employed in decorating Francis' various palaces.