Caesar Throws Himself into the Sea from The Story of Caesar and Cleopatra
Willem van Leefdael
1675–1685
- Medium
- Wool and silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave Warp: Count: 8 warps per cm; wool: S-ply of three Z-spun elements; diameters: 0.6–0.8 mm Weft: Count: varies from 22 to 40 wefts per cm; wool: S-ply of two Z-spun elements; diameters: 0.3–1.0 mm; silk: pairs and three yarns of S-ply of two Z-twisted elements; diameters: 0.5–1.0 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: 0.5–1.0 mm
- Dimensions
- 351.2 × 362.4 cm (138 1/4 × 142 3/4 in.)
- Genre
- Weaving - tapestry
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago
Tags
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