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Lot 592
 
Lot 592 - Very Fine Beauvais Tapestry, "Venus Wounded by Diomedes"
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Very Fine Beauvais Tapestry, "Venus Wounded by Diomedes"
17th-18th Century

Estate / Collection: The Dalva Brothers Collection

17th-18th Century
Designed by Jean-Baptiste Deshays (French (active Paris), 1729–1765) Woven at the Beauvais tapestry manufactory, France (1664–present) Under the direction of André-Charlemagne Charron (French, director of the royal tapestry manufactory, Beauvais, from 1753 to 1780)
By the mid-eighteenth century, some critics were writing that French art was in decline and recommending serious literary subjects, like the Iliad, to encourage a nobler style. The promising young painter Deshays—son-in-law to the artist François Boucher—was selected by the Beauvais manufactory to design a series of tapestries depicting scenes from the Iliad, having already achieved success with a painting of an incident from the ancient epic. Reflecting the style of Boucher's works and the baroque style of the seventeenth century, Deshays's compositions were appreciated by his contemporaries for their vigor and drama. The tapestry series was woven only three times for the French government, serving as diplomatic gifts to important foreigners. One set remains in the royal palace in Madrid, Spain.

This Beauvais tapestry was in the collection of Arnold Seligmann.Venus Wounded by Diomedes, after J. B. H. Deshayes.
Bought Parke-Bernet Sale 830. January, 1947. In the Beauvais book by Badin, p 35 and Wandteppiche Vol. 1 page 225
Arms of France and Navarre for royal weaving. Signed lower left.

Height:  12' 5"  Width:  18' 2"

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Estate / Collection: The Dalva Brothers Collection

17th-18th Century
Designed by Jean-Baptiste Deshays (French (active Paris), 1729–1765) Woven at the Beauvais tapestry manufactory, France (1664–present) Under the direction of André-Charlemagne Charron (French, director of the royal tapestry manufactory, Beauvais, from 1753 to 1780)
By the mid-eighteenth century, some critics were writing that French art was in decline and recommending serious literary subjects, like the Iliad, to encourage a nobler style. The promising young painter Deshays—son-in-law to the artist François Boucher—was selected by the Beauvais manufactory to design a series of tapestries depicting scenes from the Iliad, having already achieved success with a painting of an incident from the ancient epic. Reflecting the style of Boucher's works and the baroque style of the seventeenth century, Deshays's compositions were appreciated by his contemporaries for their vigor and drama. The tapestry series was woven only three times for the French government, serving as diplomatic gifts to important foreigners. One set remains in the royal palace in Madrid, Spain.

This Beauvais tapestry was in the collection of Arnold Seligmann.Venus Wounded by Diomedes, after J. B. H. Deshayes.
Bought Parke-Bernet Sale 830. January, 1947. In the Beauvais book by Badin, p 35 and Wandteppiche Vol. 1 page 225
Arms of France and Navarre for royal weaving. Signed lower left.

Height:  12' 5"  Width:  18' 2"


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Overall, with some minor tears, (visible at the pictures) which needs attention but can be restored, further on some minor scattered re-stitched areas. The colors overall slightly sun faded.

Basically, a highly rare and very attractive tapestry.

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