ID: 700006455 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700006455	Record Type: Movable Work
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Tapestry: Les Astronomes, from L'Histoire de l'empereur de la Chine Series (textile (visual works); Beauvais Manufactory (French, founded 1664) (French Artist);...; about 1697 - 1705; J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center (Los Angeles, Los A...; 83.DD.338)

Titles:

Tapestry: Les Astronomes, from L'Histoire de l'empereur de la Chine Series (preferred,C,U,RP,English-P,U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

textile (visual works) [300014063] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by material or technique>)

tapestry (wall hanging) [300205002]

..... (Objects Facet, Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name), Furnishings (hierarchy name), furnishings (works), <furnishings by form or function>, coverings and hangings, <coverings and hangings by specific type>, <coverings and hangings by location or context>, <coverings and hangings for surface elements>, wall hangings)

Classifications:

decorative arts (preferred)

Creation Date: about 1697 - 1705

Creator Display:

Beauvais Manufactory (French, founded 1664) (French Artist); Woven under the direction of Philippe Béhagle (French, 1641 - 1705) (French Artist); After cartoons by Guy-Louis Vernansal (French, 1648 - 1729) (French Painter); Jean-Baptiste Monnoyer (French, 1636 - 1699) (French Painter); Jean-Baptiste Belin de Fontenay (French, 1653 - 1715) (French Painter) [preferred,JPGM]

Beauvais Tapestry Manufactory (French tapestry factory, active 1664, combined with Gobelins 1940) [500055293]

Béhagle, Philippe (French director of tapestry manufactory, 1641-1705) [500057448]

Vernansal, Guy Louis, I (French painter, designer, 1648-1729) [500032589]

Monnoyer, Jean Baptiste, approximately 1636-1699 (French painter and etcher, 1636-1699, active in Paris and London) [500121569]

Belin, Jean-Baptiste, the elder (French painter, 1653-1715) [500002361]

Locations:

Current: J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center (Los Angeles, Los Angeles county, California, United States) [500329598] J. Paul Getty Museum, J. Paul Getty Trust, Corporate Bodies (Corp. Body)

Repository Numbers: 83.DD.338

Other: Creation: Beauvais [7010570] Hauts-de-France (region (administrative division)), France (nation), Europe (continent), World (facet) (Geographic)

Display Materials: Wool and silk; modern cotton lining

	wool (textile) [300243430]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by form>, <materials by physical form>, <fiber and fiber by product>, <fiber by product>, textile materials, <textile materials by composition or origin>)

	silk (textile) [300243428]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by form>, <materials by physical form>, <fiber and fiber by product>, <fiber by product>, textile materials, <textile materials by composition or origin>)

	cotton (textile) [300014067]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by form>, <materials by physical form>, <fiber and fiber by product>, <fiber by product>, textile materials, <textile materials by composition or origin>)

	lining (material) [300227846]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by function>)

Dimensions: Object: L: 424 x W: 319 cm (13 ft. 11 in. x 10 ft. 5 1/2 in.)

Cultures:

French (preferred)

Style/Period/Group/Movement:

	Baroque [300021147] (preferred,style)
	.....(Styles and Periods Facet, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name), <styles| periods| and cultures by region>, European, <Renaissance-Baroque styles and periods>)

General Subject:

history and legend (preferred)

decorative arts

Specific Subjects:

	emperor [300025480]
	.....(Agents Facet, People (hierarchy name), people (agents), <people by occupation>, <people in administration and government>, rulers (people), monarchs) (AAT)

	astronomy [300054534]
	.....(Activities Facet, Disciplines (hierarchy name), disciplines (concept), <science and related disciplines>, science (modern discipline), natural sciences, physical sciences) (AAT)

	peacock (bird) [300250082]
	.....(Agents Facet, Living Organisms (hierarchy name), living organisms (entities), Eukaryota (domain), Animalia (kingdom), Chordata (phylum), Vertebrata (subphylum), Aves (class), Galliformes (order), Phasianidae (family)) (AAT)

	coats of arms [300126352]
	.....(Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Information Forms (hierarchy name), information forms (objects), document genres, <documents by function>, <identifying markings and symbols>, devices (symbols), coats of arms and coat of arms elements) (AAT)

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Movable Works

.......... Movable Works by class: decorative and utilitarian works

Sources and Contributors:
Tapestry: Les Astronomes, from L'Histoire de l'empereur de la Chine Series	........ [JPGM,VP]
	........ J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)

Subject: ....... [JPGM,VP]