A symposium at the J. Paul Getty Museum January 24, 2016 The Getty Center, Los Angeles, California Art historians and tapestry scholars present new insights about the French royal collection of tapestries assembled during the 72-year reign (1643-1715) of Louis XIV. Topics range from the strategic acquisition of revered antique sets, to the iconographic power of new commissions, to the reception and dissemination of Gobelins weavings among private patrons. Alluding to the Sun King's use of tapestries as signifiers of status, taste, and erudition, the title of this symposium draws upon the mythological figures of Apollo, ancient Greek god of sunlight, music, and poetry, and the maiden Arachne, who was metamorphosed into a spider by the goddess Athena to become nature's perpetual weaver. Session 2: Foundation: Establishing Preeminence "Revisiting the King’sVisit:Charles Le Brun’s‘Visite du roy aux Gobelins’" Wolf Burchard, Furniture Research Curator, English National Trust "Black, White, and Holes: An Investigation of Charles Le Brun’s Cartoons" Bénédicte Gady, Research Assistant, Département des Arts Graphiques, Musée du Louvre "Private Orders during the Reign of Louis XIV: Ovid’s Metamorphoses and Some Other Gobelins Tapestry Series" Pascal-François Bertrand, Professor of Art History, Université Bordeaux Montaigne Moderator Florian Knothe, Director of the University Museum and Art Gallery, University of Hong Kong View Session 1: youtu.be/Kd8HDVszYWk Download the event program: www.getty.edu/museum/programs/lectures/media/symposium_012416.pdf Find out what's on now at the Getty: www.getty.edu/360/ #gettytalks

Be the first to comment