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Tapestry with Playing Putti

Giulio Romano1540 - 1545

Museo Poldi Pezzoli

Museo Poldi Pezzoli
Milano, Italy

The tapestry is part of a series called “li puttini” in the inventories, woven for Cardinal Ercole Gonzaga. The putti are playing beneath a pergola with chestnut leaves and vine shoots: they climb over an espalier covered with figs and peep through the foliage; they play musical instruments (a drum and a whistle) and dance.
The cheerful, animated scene draws on pagan depictions of cupids playing, dancing and gathering fruit. But it is also intended to celebrate the good government of the Gonzagas and so the return of the Mantuan dukedom to a period of childlike happiness, an age of prosperity and harmony.

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  • Title: Tapestry with Playing Putti
  • Creator: Design by Giulio Romano
  • Creator Lifespan: 1499 - 1546
  • Creator Nationality: Italian
  • Creator Death Place: Mantua
  • Creator Birth Place: Roma
  • Date Created: 1540 - 1545
  • Physical Dimensions: w107 x h341 cm
  • Rights: Fondazione artistica Poldi Pezzoli "Onlus"
  • External Link: http://www.museopoldipezzoli.it/#!/en/discover/collections/1454
  • Medium: Metal thread, wool, silk
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