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The miracle of Saint Quentin:The thief is led to       
the gallows, but the rope breaks and he falls to       
the ground.This is considered a miracle wrought by     
Saint Quentin; the thief is pardoned.Right part.       
Tapestry,330 x 790 cm  Second half 15th  MR R 825
#31030159

The miracle of Saint Quentin:The thief is led to the gallows, but the rop...

Love prevents Armida from stabbing the sleeping Rinaldo
From Torquato Tasso's (1544 - 1595) poem 
"Gerusalemme Liberata".
Armida,the Saracen magician falls in love with her
former enemy,the crusader Rinaldo.After a cartoon by
Simon Vouet,17th. Atelier St.Germain,wool&silk,OA 450.
#31030161

Love prevents Armida from stabbing the sleeping Rinaldo From Torquato Tasso's (...

Moses saved from the waters.From the Old Testament     
series,third part. Cartoons by Simon Vouet. Woven for  
the Louvre palace for Louis XIII ,around 1630.         
Wool and silk,495 x 588 cm             OA 6080
#31030162

Moses saved from the waters.From the Old Testament series,third part. Carto...

Cassolette (perfumestand) belonging to Queen Marie-Antoinette, Paris,1784-85.
Gold,agate,bloodstone,miniatures under glass.          
H:27,5 cm
#39150254

Cassolette (perfumestand) belonging to Queen Marie-Antoinette, Paris,1784-85. G...

One of six plaques meant to decorate the foot of six
"Cordelier"-vases.
The three cities Berlin, Warsaw and Koenigsberg.
Sevres porcelain, diameter 51,5 cm
OA 10892 c
#39150431

One of six plaques meant to decorate the foot of six "Cordelier"-vases. The th...

One of six plaques meant to decorate the foot of six
"Cordelier"-vases.
The battle of Friedland.
Sevres porcelain,51,5 cm
OA 10892 d
#39150432

One of six plaques meant to decorate the foot of six "Cordelier"-vases. The ba...

One of six plaques meant to decorate the foot of six
"Cordelier"-vases.
"Libertas Dautisco Restitua,1807"-The liberation of Gdansk.
Sevres porcelain,51,5 cm
OA 10892 b
#39150433

One of six plaques meant to decorate the foot of six "Cordelier"-vases. "Liber...

One of six plaques meant to decorate the foot of six
"Cordelier"-vases.
The battle of Eylau.
Sevres porcelain,diameter 51,5 cm
OA 10892 a
#39150434

One of six plaques meant to decorate the foot of six "Cordelier"-vases. The ba...

One of six plaques meant to decorate the foot of six
"Cordelier"-vases.
The creation of the Kingdom of Westphalia,1807
Napoleon as palfrenier.
Sevres porcelain.
OA 10892 e
#39150435

One of six plaques meant to decorate the foot of six "Cordelier"-vases. The cr...

One of six plaques meant to decorate the foot of six
"Cordelier"-vases.
The creation of the Kingdom of Westphalia
Sevres porcelain, diameter 51,5 cm
OA 10892 a
#39150436

One of six plaques meant to decorate the foot of six "Cordelier"-vases. The cr...

The throne of Napoleon I, built for the throne room of the
Tuileries-Palace for the coronation on December 2, 1804.
Heraldic decoration: N for Napoleon,Eagle,
potence (chain)of the Legion d'Honneur,bees.
After Percier and Fontaine.
Gilt wood,H:1,22 m L:87 cm.
#39150437

The throne of Napoleon I, built for the throne room of the Tuileries-Palace for...

The throne of Napoleon I, built for the throne room of the
Tuileries-Palace for the coronation on December 2, 1804.
Heraldic decoration: N, Eagle,potence (chain) of the
Legion d'Honneur,bees.
After Percier and Fontaine.
Gilt wood,H:1,22 m L:87 cm.
#39150438

The throne of Napoleon I, built for the throne room of the Tuileries-Palace for...