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Tapestry of a man in red robes greeting an older man in blue, with a seated woman in a pale gown and a floral border framing the scene.

Caesar Sends a Messenger to Cleopatra from The Story of Caesar and Cleopatra

A tapestry shows a standing man in a red draped garment extending his hand toward a bearded older man in blue, while a seated woman in a pale gown receives the message beside a lion-footed bench. A richly flowered border frames the scene, with an inscribed cartouche at the top.

Artist
Workshop of Willem van Leefdael
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: o.6
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 1958 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1685).
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Mrs. Chauncey McCormick and Mrs. Richard Ely Danielson

Español: César envía un mensajero a Cleopatra, tapiz

Un tapiz muestra a un hombre de pie con una prenda roja drapeada que extiende la mano hacia un hombre mayor de barba vestido de azul, mientras una mujer sentada con vestido pálido recibe el mensaje junto a un banco con patas de león. Una gran cenefa floreada enmarca la escena, con un cartucho inscrito en la parte superior.

Português: César envia um mensageiro a Cleópatra, tapeçaria

Uma tapeçaria mostra um homem de pé, com manto vermelho drapeado, estendendo a mão a um homem barbudo e mais velho, de azul, enquanto uma mulher sentada, de vestido claro, recebe a mensagem ao lado de um banco com pés de leão. Uma larga bordadura floral emoldura a cena, com um cartucho inscrito no topo.

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