January 24, 2016 A symposium at the J. Paul Getty Museum 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. Welcome Anne-Lise Desmas, Curator and Department Head, Sculpture and Decorative Arts, J. Paul Getty Museum Session 1: Formation: The Evolution of a Collection and an Image “Woven Gold: Precious Threads” Jane Bassett, Conservator, Sculpture and Decorative Arts, J. Paul Getty Museum "Mazarin, Major Collector of his Time: The Riches of a Textile 'Garde-Meuble'" Patrick Michel, Professor of Art History, Université de Lille "The Education of a Hero, or the Two Alexanders: Image and Politics during the Regency of Louis XIV" Barbara Gaehtgens, Art Historian "Images of the King: Evolution and Persistence" Louis Marchesano, Curator of Prints and Drawings, Getty Research Institute Moderator Pascal-François Bertrand, Professor of Art History, Université Bordeaux Montaigne View Session 2: youtu.be/7s8KusAn73k 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

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