European Tapestries in the Art Institute of Chicago

by Koenraad Brosens, Christa Mayer Thurman (Editor), Pascal-Francois Bertrand (Contributor)

This lavishly illustrated book presents a rich variety of European tapestries from the Art Institute of Chicago. These exquisite tapestries include medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque examples, manufactured at almost all the major centers of production in many of the foremost workshops. Among the works discussed are The Annunciation, a Renaissance masterpiece designed by an artist in the circle of Mantegna; Autumn and Winter, based on designs by Charles Le Brun; and The Elephant, woven after a design by Jean-Baptiste Monnoyer. An international team of scholars explain the history of this previously unpublished collection and offer new designer and workshop attributions, design and source identifications, and provenance information.

Genres: Art

408 pages, Hardcover

First published October 28, 2008

Reviews

[Don]

Released in conjunction with the exhibit The Divine Art: Four Centuries of European Tapestries, this generously illustrated volume documents tapestries acquired by the museum over more than a century. Well-researched chapters deal with both the artistic merits of the individual tapestries and the production technology used in different periods.