The Festival of Psyche, with Mercury from a set of Mythological Subjects after Giulio Romano
Object type: Tapestry
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: French, Paris
Artist: 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
Artist bio: French, established 1662|French, 1644–1723|Italian, Rome 1499?–1546 Mantua|French, Paris 1661–1722 Paris|French, Paris 1645–1710 Paris|French, Saint-Germain-en-Laye 1638–1715 Versailles|French, Paris 1649–1695 Paris|French, active 1662–1700
Artist role: Manufactory|Workshop director|Designer|Designer|Designer|Patron|Designer|Workshop director
Artist nationality: French|French|Italian|French|French|French|French|French
Date: designed 1684–86, woven 1689–92
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
Credit line: Gift of Julia A. Berwind, 1953
Accession year: 1953
Tags: Nymphs|Fruit|Grapes|Cupid|Dogs|Psyche|Mercury|Elephants