Woven Gold: Tapestries of Louis XIV

by Charissa Bremer-David

Meticulously woven by hand with wool, silk, and gilt-metal thread, the tapestry collection of the Sun King, Louis XIV of France, represents the highest achievements of the art form. Intended to enhance the king's reputation by visualizing his manifest glory and to promote the kingdom's nascent mercantile economy, the royal collection of tapestries included antique and contemporary sets that followed the designs of the greatest artists of the Renaissance...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1606064614
• ISBN13: 9781606064610
• Release Date: December 2015
• Publisher: J. Paul Getty Museum
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 3.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 11.4" x 12.4"