JUPITER AND ANTIOPE
Creator(s): François Boucher (Designer) , Beauvais Tapestry Manufactory (Manufacturer)
On view in: French Drawing Room
About this object
Scene no. 4 from "Les Amours des Dieux." Antiope is reclined in the center of the composition attended by her maidens. A satyr on the right-who is actually Jupiter in disguise- offers her a basket of fruits. The scene is set in a forest with a large urn on a pedestal to the left and a bust on faun in the middle.
- Object name:
- JUPITER AND ANTIOPE
- Made from:
- Wool -- silk
- Made in:
- Beauvais, France
- Date made:
- c. 1750
- Size:
- 304.8 x 381 cm (120 x 150 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 41.3
- Class:
- TAPESTRY
- Signature marks:
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973