Caesar Defeats the Troops of Pompey from The Story Caesar and Cleopatra
A woven tapestry with a wide floral and fruit border shows a mounted commander on a dark horse at center, spear raised, facing a crowd of armored soldiers and rearing white horses at left. Warm wool and silk threads in red, gold, and blue fill a battle scene under a cartouche at top.
- Artist
- Workshop of Gerard Peemans
- Date
- c. 1680
- Medium
- Wool and silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave Warp: Count: 8 warps per cm; wool: S-ply of three Z-spun elements; diameters: 0.7
- Source
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Size
- 1686 × 976 px
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Mrs. Chauncey McCormick and Mrs. Richard Ely Danielson
Español: César derrota a las tropas de Pompeyo, tapiz, c. 1680
Un tapiz tejido con una amplia orla de flores y frutas muestra a un comandante a caballo sobre un caballo oscuro en el centro, con la lanza en alto, frente a soldados blindados y caballos blancos encabritados a la izquierda. Hilos de lana y seda en rojo, dorado y azul llenan la escena de batalla bajo un cartucho en la parte superior.
Português: César derrota as tropas de Pompeu, tapeçaria, c. 1680
Uma tapeçaria tecida com ampla bordadura de flores e frutas mostra, ao centro, um comandante montado em cavalo escuro, com a lança erguida, diante de soldados armados e cavalos brancos empinados à esquerda. Fios de lã e seda em vermelho, dourado e azul preenchem a cena de batalha sob um cartucho no alto.
