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The Battle of Actium from The Story of Caesar and Cleopatra

Willem van Leefdael · c. 1680

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Artist
Willem van Leefdael
Date
c. 1680
Medium
Wool and silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave Warp: Count: 9 warps per cm; wool: S-ply of three Z-spun elements; diameters: 0.5–0.9 mm. Weft: Count: varies from 22 to 37 wefts per cm; wool: S ply of two Z-spun elements; diameters: 0.4–0.8 mm; silk: pairs and three yarns of S-ply of two Z-twisted elements; diameters: 0.6–0.9 mm; wool and silk: paired yarns of S-ply of two Z-spun wool elements and S-ply of two Z-twisted silk elements; diameters: 0.6–1.0 mm
Collection
Art Institute of Chicago
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Willem van Leefdael, The Battle of Actium from The Story of Caesar and Cleopatra, c. 1680. Wool and silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave Warp: Count: 9 warps per cm; wool: S-ply of three Z-spun elements; diameters: 0.5–0.9 mm. Weft: Count: varies from 22 to 37 wefts per cm; wool: S ply of two Z-spun elements; diameters: 0.4–0.8 mm; silk: pairs and three yarns of S-ply of two Z-twisted elements; diameters: 0.6–0.9 mm; wool and silk: paired yarns of S-ply of two Z-spun wool elements and S-ply of two Z-twisted silk elements; diameters: 0.6–1.0 mm. Art Institute of Chicago, CC0. https://www.artic.edu/artworks/147056

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Willem van Leefdael, The Battle of Actium from The Story of Caesar and Cleopatra. c. 1680. Art Institute of Chicago. CC0. https://www.artic.edu/artworks/147056.

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The Battle of Actium from The Story of Caesar and Cleopatra (Willem van Leefdael, c. 1680)

Willem van Leefdael, The Battle of Actium from The Story of Caesar and Cleopatra