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Tapestries, their origin, history and renaissance (1912)

Hunter, George Leland, 1867-1927 · New York, John Lane company; · leaf 188

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aturn,Air by Juno, Earth by Diana, Water by Neptune,Fire by Jupiter. There is a perfect set of the FourElements in at least one New York residence. ThesePortieres of the Gods were woven over and overagain in the XVIII century, and finally in 1771,Jacques Neilson, who had been so successful with… … PLATE no. 175. Diana, a Grotesque panel after Claude Audran, designed and woven at the beginning of the XVIIIcentury. It is one of the four portieres symbolizing the Elements: Diana Earth, Neptune Water, Juno Air, JupiterFire. The example illustrated is in the French National Collection, but there…

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