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Works of Art (13) Angeli Laudantes, 1898, Edward Burne-Jones (designer) (English); John Henry Dearle (designer) (English); Merton Abbey Tapestry Works (English), Merton, Surrey, England, Wool and silk weft on cotton warp (2008.8) Bridal Chamber of Herse, Tapestry, ca. 1550, Workshop of Willem de Pannemaker (Flemish), Made/manufactured: Brussels, Southern Netherlands, Wool, silk, silver (41.190.135) Cosmological Mandala with Mount Meru, Yuan dynasty (1271–1368), China, Silk tapestry (kesi) (1989.140) The Gathering of Manna: From a set of Old Testament prefigurations of the Eucharist and Passion of Christ, 1595–96, Designed by Alessandro Allori (Italian, Florentine); workshop of Guasparri di Bartolomeo Papini, Florence, Italian, Wool and silk (2004.165) Landscape with Pheasants, Qing dynasty, 19th century, China, Tapestry-woven (kesi) silk (13.220.101) Last Supper, from a set of four tapestries of the Passion, known as the Alba Passion, ca. 1520–30, Bernaert van Orley (Flemish); Probably designed by Pieter de Pannemaker (Flemish), Flemish, Wool, silk, and silver-gilt thread (1975.1.1915) The Liberation of Oriane, ca. 1590–95, Karel van Mander (Netherlandish); workshop of Frans Spiering, Delft, Wool and silk (2006.36) Table cover with story of Gombaut and Macée, ca. 1600, French, Wool and silk on canvas (54.7.1) The Triumph of Fame, from a set of The Triumphs of Petrarch, ca. 1502–4, Flemish (probably Brussels), Wool and silk tapestry (1998.205) Wall panels, ca. 1799, Designer: Jean-Démosthène Dugourc (French); Maker: Camille Pernon (French), France (Lyon), Woven silk and metal thread with applied silk and chenille embroidery (2006.519a,b) Woman's sleeveless jacket with bamboo, Qing dynasty, late 19th century, China, Tapestry-woven (kesi) silk and metallic thread (45.125.13) Woman's sleeveless jacket with butterflies (detail), late 19th–early 20th century, China, Tapestry-woven (kesi) silk and metallic thread (45.125.15) Yamantaka Mandala with imperial portraits, Yuan dynasty, 1330–1332, China, Silk tapestry (kesi) (1992.54)

Thematic Essays (3) How Medieval and Renaissance Tapestries Were Made A New Visual Language Transmitted Across Asia Pastoral Charms in the French Renaissance