Youth (from Chateau de Chaumont set)

The Cleveland Museum of Art catalogs Youth (from Chateau de Chaumont set) as tapestry (France, Lyon(?), early 16th century · 1512–15).

WHY IT’S INTERESTING

Louise of Savoy (1476-1531), queen mother of King Francis I, is depicted here in a sumptuous brocaded velvet in the center. She addresses youthful figures including Éléonore, Pierre Sala’s daughter who is facing her future husband, Hector.

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A CLOSER LOOK

The museum identifies this tapestry as silk and wool; tapestry weave.

The museum's collection notes: Louise of Savoy (1476-1531), queen mother of King Francis I, is depicted here in a sumptuous brocaded velvet in the center. She addresses youthful figures including Éléonore, Pierre Sala’s daughter who is facing her future husband, Hector. On the right, King Louis XII (died 1514) stands in front of the Chateau Langais where he had married Anne of Brittany. Above is Hector’s deceased father with a partially concealed skull under his robe, while a woman expresses surprise at the sight. The verse in Old French at the top states that youthful happiness is not eternal: Youth makes sounds as long as its heart is healthy, And thinks that it holds al

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The Cleveland Museum of ArtYouth (from Chateau de Chaumont set)

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