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

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

designed 1684–86, woven 1689–92

The Festival of Psyche, with Mercury from a set of Mythological Subjects after Giulio Romano by Manufacture Nationale des Gobelins|Jean Jans the Younger|Giulio Romano|Antoine Coypel|René Antoine Houasse|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. × 18 ft. 4 in. (365.8 × 558.8 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

53.225.8

Tags

PsycheMercuryElephantsNymphsFruitGrapesCupidDogs

Art Historical Context

Behold *The Festival of Psyche with Mercury*, a magnificent tapestry from the renowned Manufacture Nationale des Gobelins Paris, woven between 1689 and 1692 from designs created in 1684–86. Part of a grand set of *Mythological* inspired by the Renaissance master Giulio Romano, this piece vividly captures a lavish celebration featuring Psyche, Mercury, playful Cupid, nymphs, dogs, elephants, and overflowing fruits like grapes. Collaborators included Antoine Coypel, René Houasse, Jean-Baptisteneille, and Jean Lefebvre the Elder for the cartoons, with Jean Jans the Younger overseeing the weaving ...

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