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Renaissance Splendor: Catherine de' Medici's Valois Tapestries

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Renaissance Splendor: Catherine de' Medici's Valois Tapestries - Cleland, Elizabeth, and Wieseman, Marjorie E., and de Luca, Francesca (Contributions by)
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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 ...

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Renaissance Splendor: Catherine de' Medici's Valois Tapestries 2019, Yale University Press

ISBN-13: 9780300237061

Hardcover