Designs for the Valois Tapestries
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Designs for the Valois Tapestries is a series of elaborate 16th-century tapestry cartoons created for the French royal court, celebrating the political power, ceremonies, and dynastic prestige of the Valois monarchy.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
16th-century artwork
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Renaissance artwork ⓘ tapestry cartoon series ⓘ |
| artForm | tapestry design ⓘ |
| artHistoricalSignificance |
important visual record of Valois court spectacle
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key example of French court Mannerism ⓘ |
| associatedDynasty | House of Valois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedPerson |
Charles IX of France
NERFINISHED
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Henry III of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionContext | French Wars of Religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Catherine de’ Medici NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| creator | Antoine Caron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext | French Renaissance court culture ⓘ |
| depictionFocus | choreographed royal spectacle ⓘ |
| depicts |
French royal court ceremonies
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Valois dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ court festivals ⓘ dynastic prestige of the Valois monarchy ⓘ political power of the Valois monarchy ⓘ |
| function | designs for large-scale tapestries ⓘ |
| genre |
courtly ceremonial art
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political propaganda art ⓘ |
| iconography |
allegorical figures
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heraldic emblems of the Valois ⓘ personifications of virtues ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Italian Renaissance court festivals
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Medici court culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedMedium | woven tapestry ⓘ |
| languageContext | French court culture ⓘ |
| locationOfTapestries | Uffizi Gallery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | paper (cartoons) ⓘ |
| movement | Mannerism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| patron | Catherine de’ Medici NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalRole | visual assertion of royal authority ⓘ |
| purpose |
celebration of Valois dynastic legitimacy
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display of royal magnificence ⓘ |
| relatedWorkType | Valois Tapestries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristics |
complex architectural settings
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crowded compositions ⓘ elongated figures ⓘ rich costume detail ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
court entertainments
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diplomatic events ⓘ royal festivals ⓘ tournaments ⓘ |
| timePeriod | second half of the 16th century ⓘ |
| use | display in princely or royal interiors ⓘ |
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