The Blasphemy of Niobe from Scenes from the Story of Diana

The Blasphemy of Niobe from Scenes from the Story of Diana

The Blasphemy of Niobe from Scenes from the Story of Diana

Designer:
Probably designed by Jean Cousin the Elder (French, Souci (?) ca. 1490–ca. 1560 Paris (?))
Artist:
Related to engravings by Étienne Delaune (French, Orléans 1518/19–1583 Strasbourg)
Maker:
Possibly woven in the workshop directed by Pierre Blasse the Younger (French, active 1540–60)
Maker:
Possibly woven in the workshop directed by Jacques Langlois (French, active 1540–60)
Date:
1547–59
Culture:
French, probably Paris
Medium:
Wool, silk (16-18 warps per inch, 7-8 per cm.)
Dimensions:
H. 183 x W. 115 inches (464.8 x 292.1 cm)
Classification:
Textiles-Tapestries
Credit Line:
Gift of the children of Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney, 1942

Provenance
Commissioned by Diane de Poitiers , possibly for Château of Anet (by 1555) ; Grillo family , Genoa ; possibly Émile Peyre (before 1898) ; William C. Whitney , New York (about 1900) ; James Henry Smith , New York (1904–10; sale, American Art Association, New York, January 18–21, 1910, nos. 406 & 407); Harry Payne Whitney , New York (until 1942; sale, Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, April 29–30, 1942, no. 136; bought in)