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04 16th, 2010| 
No, this is not fine gold and silver work, sceptres and the Queen’s necklaces but Flemish Renaissance tapestries, jealously guarded in Spain’s royal palaces. Twenty or more tapestries from the sumptuous collection of the Habsburgs, which at the time were considered to be as precious as jewels.
Today they are held in great esteem as a fragile witness to the golden age of the refined art of silk and wool weaving with gold and silver threads. The great monarchs of the 16th century (Margaret of Austria, Charles V, Philip II) all commissioned sumptuous bed drapery and wall hangings from great artists and weaving houses in Brussels. As much a way of showing their power and prestige as satisfying their comfort and their appreciation of beauty.
From 15th April to 4th July, the Mobilier National will exhibit priceless pieces by Jérôme Bosch, the author of a famous Saint Anthony’s Temptation or Jules Romain, the greatest of Raphaël’s pupils, at the Galerie des Gobelins. You can also see tapestries from the prestigious workshops of Pieter Van Aelst and Willem Dermoyen who had great experts in painted cartoons and historical painting working for them. A rare opportunity to see such talent and such masterpieces all together in the same exhibition.
Address
Galerie des Gobelins
42, avenue des Gobelins
75013 Paris
Access
Bus : 27, 47, 83, 91
Métro : Ligne 7 – Les Gobelins
Contact info
http://www.mobiliernational.culture.gouv.fr
+ 33 (0) 1 44 08 53 49
From 15 April to 04 Juily 2010 . From Tuesday to Sunday from 11:00 to 18:00 . Closed on Monday and 01/05.
6 € (reduced price: 4 €).
