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