Coverings and Hangings
The Petitions [right part] from The Story of Artemisia
After a design by Antoine Caron (1521–1599) Woven at an unknown workshop at the Manufacture du Faubourg Saint-Marcel France, Paris. 1607/30. Wool and silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave. Explore the catalogue record, image rights and documented connections from The Art Institute of Chicago.
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Coverings and HangingsObject type
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Coverings and Hangings
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Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1
SilkMaterial
Silk recorded in the object's medium.
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The Art Institute of Chicago supplies “Wool and silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave; wool (hair); silk (fiber)” in its medium/materials field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.
Wool and silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave; wool (hair); silk (fiber)
Catalogue: The Art Institute of Chicago. Automated source-field normalization; no independent visual interpretation.
Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1
WoolMaterial
Wool is a material named in the museum catalogue.
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The Art Institute of Chicago supplies “Wool and silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave; wool (hair); silk (fiber)” in its medium/materials field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.
Wool and silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave; wool (hair); silk (fiber)
Catalogue: The Art Institute of Chicago. Automated source-field normalization; no independent visual interpretation.
Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1
WeavingTechnique
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The Art Institute of Chicago supplies “Wool and silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave; slit tapestry weaving” in its medium/techniques field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.
Wool and silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave; slit tapestry weaving
Catalogue: The Art Institute of Chicago. Automated source-field normalization; no independent visual interpretation.
Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1
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