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The Festival of Psyche, with Bacchus from a set of Mythological Subjects after Giulio Romano

Manufacture Nationale des Gobelins|Bon Boullogne|Jean Jans the Younger|Antoine Coypel|Giulio Romano|Louis XIV, King of France|Jean-Baptiste Corneille|Jean Lefebvre the Elder

designed 1684–86, woven 1689–92

The Festival of Psyche, with Bacchus from a set of Mythological Subjects after Giulio Romano by Manufacture Nationale des Gobelins|Bon Boullogne|Jean Jans the Younger|Antoine Coypel|Giulio Romano|Louis XIV, King of France|Jean-Baptiste Corneille|Jean Lefebvre the Elder

Medium

Wool, silk, metal thread (20-26 warps per inch, 8-12 per cm.)

Dimensions

12 ft. × 16 ft. 7 in. (365.8 × 505.5 cm)

Classification

Textiles-Tapestries

Culture

French, Paris

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Julia A. Berwind, 1953

Accession Number

53.225.9

Tags

LionsWomenBacchusCamels

Art Historical Context

Behold the lavish *The Festival of Psyche with Bacchus*, a tapestry from the renowned Manufacture Nationale des Gobelins Paris, woven between 1689 and 1692 from designs created in 1684–86. Commission under the patronage of Louis XIV, the Sun King, this piece draws inspiration from the mythological compositions of Renaissance master Giulio Romano, reimagined by French talents like Bon Boullongue, Antoine Coypel, Jean-Baptiste Corneille Produced by skilled weavers such as Jean Jans the Younger and Jean Lefebvre the Elder, it captures a exuberant scene teeming with Bacchus, women, lions, and came...

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