Renaissance Splendor

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Catherine de’ Medici’s Valois Tapestries

By Elizabeth Cleland and Marjorie E. Wieseman

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Renaissance Splendor explores the Valois Tapestries, exquisite 16th-century hangings featuring detailed scenes of the French Valois court in woven wool, silk, and precious metal threads. This volume reveals new research on the political dynamics between the Valois and Medici courts, alongside physical analysis from a recent conservation effort, uncovering the tapestries' origins, purpose, and symbolic significance.
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Ideal for enthusiasts of Renaissance art and history, curators, and readers interested in European court culture and textile conservation.

Published on the occasion of the exhibition of the same name held at the Cleveland Museum of Art, 18th November 2018-21st January 2019.

Description

Featuring detailed scenes of court pageantry and life-size portraits of members of the French Valois dynasty woven in wool, silk, and precious metal-wrapped threads, the Valois Tapestries are one of the most extravagant sets of hangings produced in the 16th century. The precise circumstances surrounding the tapestries’ commission and their arrival at the Medici court in Florence, as well as the significance of the specific scenes depicted, however, have eluded scholars for years.

Presenting new research into the political manoeuvring of the Valois and Medici courts and providing extensive physical analysis gathered during a recent cleaning of the tapestries, this volume offers brand new insight into why these magnificent works were made and what they represent.

Renaissance Splendor is distributed for the Cleveland Museum of Art.

Exhibition Schedule:

Cleveland Museum of Art
(11/18/18–01/21/19)

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780300237061

Publisher: Yale University Press

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 12 February 2019

Country: United States

Imprint: Yale University Press

Illustration: 131 color illus.

Contributors:

Contributions by Francesca de Luca
Contributions by Alessandra Griffo
Contributions by Costanza Perrone Da Zara
Contributions by Claudia Beyer

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Width: 302.0mm

Height: 273.0mm

Weight: 1089g

Pages: 96

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Arts & Culture Elizabeth Cleland Marjorie E. Wieseman Non-Fiction

About the Author

Elizabeth Cleland is associate curator of European sculpture and decorative arts at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Marjorie E. Wieseman is Paul J. and Edith Ingalls Vignos Jr. Curator of European Paintings and Sculpture, 1500–1800 at the Cleveland Museum of Art. Francesca de Luca is coordinator of the Valois Tapestries conservation project at the Gallerie degli Uffizi, Florence. Alessandra Griffo is curator of 18th-century painting and sculpture at the Gallerie degli Uffizi, Florence. Costanza Perrone Da Zara and Claudia Beyer are conservators at Restauro Tessile de Beyer e Perrone Da Zara, Florence.

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