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A work made of wool and silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave.

Apollo Exposing Mars and Venus to the Ridicule of the Olympians, from Ovid's Metamorphoses, c. 1650

Bordered textile depicting a festive scene on a gold background in yellow, red, green, and blue. Three poled structures linked by garland arches dominate the scene. At center, a person rides an elephant, a while at right, two people dance near a seated leopard. Two others dance at left.

The Elephant, from The Berain Grotesques Series, c. 1688/1732

Jean Baptiste Monnoyer

A work made of wool and silk, slit and single dovetailed tapestry weave. warp: count: 6 warps per cm; wool: s-ply of two z-spun elements; diameter: 1.0 mm weft: count: varies from 18 to 29 wefts per cm; wool: s-ply of two z-spun elements; diameters: 0.4–1.3 mm; silk: z-ply of two s-twisted elements; pairs of s-ply of two z-twisted elements; diameters: 0.5–0.8 mm.

Moses, 1460/70

A work made of wool and silk, silt and double interlocking tapestry weave.

Woodland with a Pond, 1660/70

A work made of wool and silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave.

The Stag Hunt, from Pastoral Hunting Scenes, c. 1775

Workshop of Léonard Roby

A work made of wool and silk; slit, single, and double dovetailed tapestry weave. warp: count: 6 warps per cm; wool: s-ply of two z-spun elements; diameter: 1.0 mm. weft: count: varies from 13 to 28 wefts per cm; wool: s-ply of two z-spun elements; diameters: 0.5–1.6 mm (some wefts, probably repairs or replacements, are pairs and three yarns of s-ply of two z-spun elements); silk: s-ply of two z-twisted elements; pairs of s-ply of two z-twisted elements; diameters: 0.5–1.2 mm..

Elias (fragment) from The Transfiguration of Christ, 1460/70

A work made of wool and silk, slit and dovetailed tapestry weave. warp: count: 6 warps per cm; wool: s-ply of three z-spun elements; diameters: 0.4–0.7 mm weft: count: varies from 16 to 38 wefts per cm; wool: s-ply of two z-spun elements; pairs of s-ply of two z-spun elements; paired yarns of s-ply of two z-spun elements and a single z-spun element; diameters: 0.4–1.5 mm; silk: s-ply of two z-twisted elements (may be replacement wefts); diameters: 0.4–1.0 mm; wool and silk; paired yarns of s-ply of two z-spun wool elements and s-ply of two z-twisted silk elements; diameters: 1.0–1.4 mm. three-quarters of piece rewoven.

Justitia (Justice) from Los Honores, 1525/32

Bernard van Orley

A work made of wool and silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave.

Large Leaf Verdure with Birds, c. 1550/75

A work made of wool and silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave.

Armorial with an Unidentified Coat of Arms, c. 1550

A work made of wool and silk; slit, dovetailed, and double interlocking tapestry weave. warp: count: 7–8 warps per cm; wool: s-ply of three z-spun elements; diameters: 0.5–1.0 mm weft: count: varies from 16 to 32 wefts per cm; wool: s-ply of two z-spun elements; diameters: 0.4–1.0 mm; silk: s-ply of two z-twisted elements (maybe replacement wefts); diameters: 0.4–0.9 mm. right half of piece was rewoven..

Prudentia (Prudence), from Los Honores, 1525/32

Bernard van Orley

A work made of wool and silk, slit, dovetailed and double interlocking tapestry weave.

Alexander Kneeling before Jaddus at the Gates of Jerusalem [left section], from The Story of Alexander the Great, c. 1600

Nicolaas van Orley

A work made of wool and silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave.

Abundantia, from The Four Continents and Related Allegories, c. 1680/1700

Lodewijk van Schoor

Large tapestry depicts Chinese emperor heading to sea in opulent ceremony.

The Emperor Sailing, from The Story of the Emperor of China, 1716/22

Guy-Louis Vernansal

A work made of cotton and wool (presumably camelid hair), single interlocking tapestry weave with eccentric wefts.

Large Hanging with Crown and Escutcheon, c. 1700

A work made of wool and silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave.

A Panel from a Porticoes Series, 1775/1800

Jean-Baptiste Oudry

A work made of linen, wool, and silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave.

Table Carpet (Depicting Scenes from the Life of Christ), 1600/50

A work made of ceramic and pigment.

Bowl Depicting a Costumed Ritual Performer with Abstract Plants, Holding a Captive, 180 BCE–500 CE

Nasca

A work made of blue ballpoint pen, colored pencil, and pastel on ivory wove paper.

American Zeppolin Flight from New York City to Paris France in Year 1939, 1969

Joseph Yoakum

A work made of lithograph on paper.

Woman (The Sphinx), 1899

Edvard Munch

A work made of ceramic and pigment.

Bowl with Thickly-Painted Polychrome Zigzag Motif, 650–150 BCE

Paracas

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