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Set of Ovid's Metamorphoses
manufacturer Gobelins Manufactory (France, Paris, est. 1662)
1704–31
- Medium
- tapestry weave
- Classification
- Tapestry
- Dimensions
- Average: 327.7 x 322.6 cm (129 x 127 in.)
- Culture
- France
- Museum
- Cleveland Museum of Art, Textiles
- Credit line
- Gift of Mrs. Matthias Plum
- Rights
- Public domain (CC0), as the museum states it.
- Who can see it
- Teens profiles and older: its subject is for older viewers (war, death, the Passion, drink or the like). How works are placed
View at the Cleveland Museum of Art
About this work
Each tapestry illustrates a scene from Metamorphoses, written by the ancient Roman poet Ovid. The poem is comprised of fifteen books and contains more than 250 myths. These tapestries were produced in Paris by the royal Gobelins Manufactory during the 1700s. Gobelins was founded in 1662 for the purpose of furnishing French royal homes with the highest quality textiles. Gold and silver thread and silk were woven together to create luxurious tapestries like these.
