Caption:
Venus and Adonis from a set of Mythological Subjects after Raphael. Artist: Designed after drawing previously attributed to Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio or Santi) (Italian, Urbino 1483-1520 Rome); Designed after a drawing now attributed to Giulio Romano (Italian, Rome 1499?-1546 Mantua); Cartoon painted by Pierre de Sève the Younger (French, ca. 1623-1695). Culture: French, Paris. Designer: Possibly designed by Antoine Coypel (French, Paris 1661-1722 Paris). Dimensions: Overall: 143 1/4 × 134 1/2 in. (363.9 × 341.6 cm). Maker: Woven in the workshop directed by Jean Jans the Younger (French, 1644-1723). Manufactory: Woven in the Manufacture Nationale des Gobelins (French, established 1662). Date: designed 1686, woven 1686-90.
Technique/material:
Wool, silk, silver thread (21-24 warps per inch, 8 per cm. )