Tapestries, their origin, history and renaissance (1912)
Hunter, George Leland, 1867-1927 · New York, John Lane company; [etc., etc.] · leaf 102
eKing of Naples. They were designed by Raphael ofUrbino, an excellent painter, who received from thePope one hundred ducats for each cartoon. Theycontain much gold, silver, and silk, and the weavingcost 1,500 ducats apiece—a total of 16,000 ducats($37,000) for the set—as the Pope himself… … 86 TAPESTRIES—THEIR ORIGIN worlds principal centre of tapestry production,Arras, that gave its name to the English arras andthe Italian arazzi, having been captured and ruinedin 1477 by Louis XL The atelier selected was thatof Pieter Van Aelst, tapestry-weaver to Philip theHandsome, and to Philips…
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