IMPORTANT AND RARE TAPESTRY FROM BRUSSELS (FLANDERS), EARLY - Lot 213

IMPORTANT AND RARE TAPESTRY FROM BRUSSELS (FLANDERS), EARLY EIGHTEENTH CENTURY, CIRCA 1730 Wool and silk velvet on cotton foundation. Weaving workshop Lissier: Leyniers III, Urbain and David Leyniers (1705-1770) Carton by : Jan (Jean) Van Orley (1665-173 5) From the Adventures and Stories of Telemachus (son of Ulysses), taken from Homer's Odyssey (very popular after the publication of Fénelon's Adventures of Telemachus (1699), taken from Antiquity and mythology. Telemachus in the center, wearing a red suit and receiving weapons, including a sword, from Mentor (the old man on the left) at the point of departure, in search of his father Ulysses, under the protection of Minerva (Athena: patron goddess, who, in the guise of Mentor, watches over Telemachus and gives him the symbols of wisdom. In the background, architecture on the right and an idealized Mediterranean landscape reinforce this heroic and moral interpretation (illustrating the princely and royal virtues of obedience, wisdom and courage). A very fashionable and sought-after subject in aristocratic and royal residences. Exceptionally colorful borders decorated with garlands of fruit and flowers in strings. Beautiful polychromy. Remarkable freshness of color. For example: A Brussels tapestry from the early 18th century (Flanders). Title : Télémaque vainqueur du lio Expert : Mr Kassapian Dimensions : Height : 264cm ; Width ; 380cm. As is, restorations, some oxidation and wear. Sold by designation