Detail View: The AMICA Library: Exercise in the Assault and Defense of a Bastion
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AMICA ID:
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MIA_.48.13.8
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AMICA Library Year:
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1998
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Object Type:
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Textiles
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Creator Name:
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Caron, Antoine
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Creator Nationality:
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European; French
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Creator Role:
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central design
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Creator Dates/Places:
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about 1521 - 1599
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Gender:
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M
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Creator Death Place:
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Paris
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Antoine Caron
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Creator Name:
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Guyot, Laurent
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Creator Nationality:
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European; French
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Creator Role:
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central cartoon and border design
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Gender:
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M
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Laurent Guyot
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Creator Name:
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Dumée, Guillaume
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Creator Nationality:
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European; French
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Creator Role:
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border design and cartoon
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Gender:
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M
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Guillaume Dumée
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Title:
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Exercise in the Assault and Defense of a Bastion
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View:
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Front
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Creation Date:
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about 1611 - 1627
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Creation Start Date:
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1611
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Creation End Date:
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1627
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Materials and Techniques:
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silk, wool
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Classification Term:
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tapestries
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Dimensions:
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H.165 x W.237 in., irregular
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Component Measured:
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overall
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Measurement Unit:
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in
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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Owner Location:
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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ID Number:
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48.13.8
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Credit Line:
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The Ethel Morrison Van Derlip Fund
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Inscriptions:
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MARKS
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Rights:
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Context:
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Artemisia was the queen of ancient Halicarnassus in Asia Minor. This action-packed battle scene illustrates the military training of her son, Lygdamis.* The vivid colors, rearing horses, and muscular soldiers emphasize the vigor of the maneuvers. Troops converge on a tower from both land and sea while, in the far distance, ladies of the court watch archery practice from another ruined tower. The French king Henry IV (1589-1610) commissioned this tapestry to symbolize his own military strength. He used works of art to glorify his court and to stimulate the French economy after years of political turmoil. He was especially interested in tapestry--the most prestigious and expensive of the visual arts--because French weavers were losing many commissions to Flemish workshops. He even subsidized master weavers in Paris--at times giving them free lodging and work space--and recruited others to move from Flanders to France. *This tapestry is one of a set of eight tapestries which depict the stories of Queen Artemisia. Other tapestries from this set are on view in Galleries 340 and 330. |
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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MIA_.2135c.tif
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