Tapestry: Nymphs Disarming Cupids
(from the series THE LOVES OF VENUS AND ADONIS)
Francesco Albani
(Italian (Bolognese), 1578–1660)
First half of the 18th century A.D. 1700–50
Object PlaceBrussels or London, Flanders or England
Medium/TechniqueTapestry weave (wool warp; wool and silk wefts)
Dimensions248 x 271 cm (97 5/8 x 106 11/16 in.)
Credit LineBequest of Mrs. Martin Brimmer
Accession number06.2435
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Not on viewClassificationsTextiles
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Provenance1893, probably Clara Robison (Mrs. Frank Gair) Macomber (b. 1858 - d. 1932), Boston [see note 1]. Mary Ann Timmins (Mrs. Martin) Brimmer (b. 1827 - d. 1906), Boston; 1906, bequest of Mrs. Martin Brimmer to the MFA. (Accession Date: November 8, 1906)
NOTES:
[1] Probably the tapestry after Albani titled "Amorini Disarmed" lent by Mrs. Macomber to the Exhibition of Tapestries (MFA, Boston, January 26 - February 28, 1893), cat. no. 49.
NOTES:
[1] Probably the tapestry after Albani titled "Amorini Disarmed" lent by Mrs. Macomber to the Exhibition of Tapestries (MFA, Boston, January 26 - February 28, 1893), cat. no. 49.
First half of the 18th century
First quarter of the 16th century
First quarter of the 16th century
Second half of the 16th century
Second half of the 16th century or first quarter of the 17th century
late 17th century
Probably third quarter of the 17th century, 1650–75