Detail View: The AMICA Library: The Gifts

AMICA ID: 
MIA_.48.13.4
AMICA Library Year: 
1998
Object Type: 
Textiles
Creator Name: 
Lerambert, Henry
Creator Nationality: 
European; French
Creator Role: 
border design and cartoon
Gender: 
M
Creator Name-CRT: 
attributed to Henry Lerambert
Creator Name: 
Guyot, Laurent
Creator Nationality: 
European; French
Creator Role: 
central designer
Gender: 
M
Creator Name-CRT: 
Laurent Guyot
Creator Name: 
Dumée, Guillaume
Creator Nationality: 
European; French
Creator Role: 
central designer
Creator Dates/Places: 
about 1570 - 1646
Gender: 
M
Creator Name-CRT: 
Guillaume Dumée
Title: 
The Gifts
View: 
Front
Creation Date: 
about 1611 - 1627
Creation Start Date: 
1611
Creation End Date: 
1627
Materials and Techniques: 
silk, wool, gold, silver
Classification Term: 
tapestries
Creation Place: 
Paris
Dimensions: 
H.184 x W.150 in., irregular
Component Measured: 
overall
Measurement Unit: 
in
AMICA Contributor: 
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Owner Location: 
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
ID Number: 
48.13.4
Credit Line: 
The Ethel Morrison Van Derlip Fund
Inscriptions: 
INSCRIPTION; MARKS
Rights: 
Context: 

This tapestry tells the story of a widowed queen who honors her deceased husband and is responsible for keeping the kingdom in good order until her young son comes of age and assumes the throne. One of her most pressing responsibilities is to see that the future king is properly educated. Here, the queen's respect and concrete appreciation for learning is seen as she rewards court scholars with special gifts.

From the Stories of Queen Artemisia series.

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