Art Institute of Chicago
The Discovery of the Plot to Kill Caesar and Cleopatra from The Story of Caesar and Cleopatra
After a design by Justus van Egmont (1601–1674)
- Date
- c. 1680
- Medium
- Wool and silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave Warp: Count: 8 warps per cm; wool: S-ply of four Z-spun elements; diameter: 0.8 mm Weft: Count: varies from 18 to 36 wefts per cm; wool: S-ply of two Z-spun elements; diameters: 0.4–1.0 mm; silk: pairs and three yarns of S-ply of two Z-twisted elements; diameters: 0.5–1.2 mm; wool and silk: paired yarns of S-ply of two Z-spun wool elements and S-ply of two Z-twisted silk elements; diameters: 0.8–1.0 mm
- Culture
- Brussels
- Department
- Textiles
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
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- Object type
- AAT300014063
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