A Chariot of Triumph Drawn by Four Piebald Horses, about 1606-1607, tapestry: Wool and silk. Workshop of Maurice I Dubout (French, active 1606-1611), cartoon by Henri Lerambert (French, about 1540/1550 – 1608) after Antoine Caron (French, 1521-1599). Courtesy of the Mobilier National, France.

Charissa Bremer-David | Woven Gold: Tapestries of Louis XIV

Colorful and glittering tapestries, handwoven after designs by the most renowned artists, were the ultimate expression of status, power, taste, and wealth. As collector, heir, and patron, Louis XIV (r. 1643–1715) vastly augmented the prestigious French royal collection of tapestries. Displayed within his palaces while in residence and in outdoor courtyards on feast days, these monumental hangings embodied and proclaimed his magnificence. Charissa Bremer-David, curator of sculpture and decorative arts at the Getty Museum, has organized a major international loan exhibition, exclusive to the Getty, that will open there in December. She will preview this once-in-a-lifetime exhibition that consists largely of rare loans from the French state. The Getty’s “Woven Gold” exhibition is the first major tapestry show in the western United States in over 40 years.

The Mary Ann Butterfield Lecture

$10; $5 MIA members, free for DATS Affinity Group members. To register, call (612) 870-6323 or reserve online.

_{A Chariot of Triumph Drawn by Four Piebald Horses, about 1606-1607, tapestry: Wool and silk. Workshop of Maurice I Dubout (French, active 1606-1611), cartoon by Henri Lerambert (French, about 1540/1550 – 1608) after Antoine Caron (French, 1521-1599). Courtesy of the Mobilier National, France.}