Minneapolis Institute of Art
Heralds on Horseback
Designer: attributed to Laurent Guyot; Weaver: Faubourg Saint-Marcel manufactory of Marc de Comans and François de la Planche; Designer: Border design by Guillaume Dumée; Cartoonist: Laurent Guyot and workshop; Cartoonist: and Guillaume DuméeLinkedCulture matchlcp-e732242625cd
- Date
- designed 1610–1612 (woven 1611–1627)
- Medium
- Wool, silk, tapestry weave
- Department
- European Art
- Institution
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
- Object ID
- 780
From the Minneapolis Institute of Art record
Objects of art are frequently used to display the owner's wealth and power as well as their aesthetic sensitivity. In Europe, tapestries were particularly popular not only because they made a bold statement by their size alone, but also because they were a portable form of art which could be taken down, rolled up, and transported to another site to be displayed and impress a new audience. France
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- Credit line
- The Ethel Morrison Van Derlip Fund
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