The tapestry weaver and the king : Philippe Behagle and Louis XIV

Author

Standen, Edith A.

Document type

Article (journal)

Language

English

Source

Metropolitan Museum journal. 1998, Vol. 33, 183-204, 35 ill.

ISSN

0077-8958

Abstract (en)

Surveys the life and career of the Flemish tapestry weaver Behagle, who took over the administration of the Beauvais tapestry manufactory in 1684. Pays particular attention to two series made before his time at Beauvais - Conquests of Louis XIV and Glorification of the King - devoted to the victories of Louis XIV, as well as their variants, their sources, and their eventual ownership by Graf von Brühl.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 1400-1800 -- Decorative arts -- Textiles and costume -- France
• Behagle, Philippe I, 1641-after 1717
• Tapestry
• France
• Iconography
• Louis XIV, king of France, 1638-1715
• Conquests of the King
• Glorification of Louis XIV
• Brühl, Heinrich, Reichsgraf von, 1700-1763
• Collections
• Collectors
• Germany

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 1400-1800 -- Arts décoratifs -- Textiles et costume -- France
• Tapisserie
• France
• Iconographie
• Louis XIV, roi de France, 1638-1715
• Les Conquêtes du roi
• Glorification de Louis XIV
• Brühl, Heinrich, Reichsgraf von, 1700-1763
• Collections
• Collectionneurs
• Allemagne

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19990401-00203891

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