Caesar Defeats the Troops of Pompey, tapestry, c. 1680

A woven tapestry with a wide floral and fruit border shows a mounted commander on a dark horse at center, spear raised, facing a crowd of armored soldiers and rearing white horses at left. Warm wool and silk threads in red, gold, and blue fill a battle scene under a cartouche at top.

Artist

Workshop of Gerard Peemans

Date

c. 1680

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: 0.7

Source

Art Institute of Chicago

Size

1686 × 976 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Mrs. Chauncey McCormick and Mrs. Richard Ely Danielson