A mythological tapestry

470 x 360 cm

Manufacture Reale de Bruxelles,

Brussels, 1700 circa

Important tapestry of very fine quality weaving and high artistic value woven in silk and wool.

Story of the God Hades (Pluto) and Persephone (Persefone)

Depicting the deity Hades, God of the underworld,  with his bident, in the scenery of a prosperous garden with many water sources and fountains in baroque style, surprising Persephone, which is picking up flowers in company of several ladies and the nymph Ciane.

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