Tapestry in the Baroque : threads of splendor / Thomas P. Campbell, editor ; essays by Pascal-François Bertrand ... [et al.] ; catalogue entries by Jeri Bapasola ... [et al.] ; photography by Bruce White.
Catalogue to an exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Oct. 17, 2007-Jan. 6, 2008; and at the Palacio Real, Madrid, Mar. 6-June 1, 2008. Includes bibliographical references (p. 509-542) and index.
Contents:
Introduction: The Golden Age of Netherlandish tapestry weaving / Thomas P. Campbell -- The disruption and diaspora of the Netherlandish tapestry industry, 1570-1600 / Thomas P. Campbell -- The development of new centers of production and the recovery of the Netherlandish tapestry industry, 1600-1620 / Thomas P. Campbell -- Stately splendor, woven frescoes, luxury furnishings: tapestry in context, 1600-1660 / Thomas P. Campbell -- The Parisian workshops, 1590-1650 / Isabelle Denis -- The Mortlake Manufactory, 1619-49 / Wendy Hefford -- Tapestry in the Spanish Netherlands, 1625-60 / Guy Delmarcel -- Tapestry production in Florence: The Medici tapestry works, 1587-1747 / Lucia Meoni -- Tapestry production in seventeenth-century Rome: The Barberini Manufactory / James G. Harper -- Collectors and connoisseurs: the status and perception of tapestry, 1600-1660 / Thomas P. Campbell -- Tapestry production at the Gobelins during the reign of Louis XIV, 1661-1715 / Pascal-Francois Bertrand -- Manufacture Royale de Tapisseries de Beauvais, 1664-1715 / Charissa Brewer-David -- Flemish production, 1660-715 / Koenraad Brosens -- Continuity and change in tapestry use and design, 1680-1720 / Thomas P. Campbell.
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