Important and fine Tapestry panel from the Royal Aubusson Ma - Lot 85

Important and fine Tapestry panel from the Royal Aubusson Manufactory, mid 18th century, circa 1730/1760 In wool and silk Title : Vertumme and Pomona This episode is taken from Ovid's Metamorphoses. The scene depicts Vertumme, in love with Pomona, disguised as a young peasant trying to seduce the goddess Pomona (protector of gardens), represented near a fountain. Cupid's discreet presence underlines the amorous dimension of the scene, which corresponds to the moment of peaceful seduction before divine revelation. This tapestry bears witness to the expertise of the Aubusson workshops and their adaptation to the aristocratic tastes of the Age of Enlightenment. Restorations Fading Beautiful polychromy 270 cm x 190 cm