Renaissance Splendor

Renaissance Splendor Catherine De' Medici's Valois Tapestries

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Publisher's Synopsis

Featuring detailed scenes of court pageantry and life-size portraits of members of the French Valois dynasty woven in wool, silk, and precious metal-wrapped threads, the Valois Tapestries are one of the most extravagant sets of hangings produced in the 16th century. The precise circumstances surrounding the tapestries' commission and their arrival at the Medici court in Florence, as well as the significance of the specific scenes depicted, however, have eluded scholars for years. Presenting new research into the political maneuvering of the Valois and Medici courts and providing extensive physical analysis gathered during a recent cleaning of the tapestries, this volume offers brand new insight into why these magnificent works were made and what they represent.


Distributed for the Cleveland Museum of Art


Exhibition Schedule:

Cleveland Museum of Art
(11/18/18-01/21/19)

Book information

ISBN: 9780300237061
Publisher: Yale University Press
Imprint: The Cleveland Museum of Art
Pub date:
DEWEY: 746.39493
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 94
Weight: 1098g
Height: 311mm
Width: 283mm
Spine width: 15mm