The Destruction of Armida's Palace

Manufacture Royale des Gobelins, c. 1741 - c. 1748

Tapestry, one of a set of four with scenes from the opera Rinaldo et Armida (1686) by P. Quinault and J.B. Lully, inspired by the epic poem Gerusalemme Liberata by Torquato Tasso. Wool and silk, tapestry woven Paris, 1741 - 1749, Manufacture Royale des Gobelins, workshop of Mathieu Monmerqué and Pierre François Cozette. The scene of Armida destroying her magical palace is after a design by Charles Coypel, 1737, the borders after one by Pierre Josse Perrot, 1738. Presented by Louis XV to the Spanish ambassador Paul-Gérôme Grimaldi in 1763. Given by the Commissie voor Fotoverkoop, 1955.

Artwork typetapestry
Object numberBK-1955-102-B
Dimensionsheight 424 cm x width 680 cm
Physical characteristicswol en zijde; 8 kettingdraden per centimeter

Identification

Title(s)
The Destruction of Armida's Palace
Series title(s)
Fragments d'Opéra
Object type
Object number
BK-1955-102-B
Description
Wandtapijt met Armida die haar paleis vernietigt; uit een serie van vier tapijten met voorstellingen ontleend aan de opera Armide van Philippe Quinault. Gemerkt Monmerque, gesigneerd Ch. Coypel 1737.
Inscriptions / marks
- signature: ‘MONMERQUE’
- signature: ‘CH.COYPEL. 1737’
- inscription: ‘ARMIDE ACte 5, sc.e Dre’

Creation

Creation
- weverij: Manufacture Royale des Gobelins, Paris
- weaver: workshop of Mathieu Monmerqué, Paris
- designer: Charles-Antoine Coypel, France
- designer: Pierre Josse Perrot, France
Dating
c. 1741 - c. 1748
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Material and technique

Physical description
wol en zijde; 8 kettingdraden per centimeter
Dimensions
height 424 cm x width 680 cm

Acquisition and rights

Credit line
Purchased with the support of the Stichting tot Bevordering van de Belangen van het Rijksmuseum
Acquisition
purchase 1955
Copyright
Public domain

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