Apollo and the Serpent Python (from Set of Ovid's Metamorphoses)
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Apollo and the Serpent Python (from Set of Ovid's Metamorphoses)

TitleApollo and the Serpent Python (from Set of Ovid's Metamorphoses)
ArtistGobelins Manufactory (France, Paris, est. 1662)
Date1700–1730 18th century
Mediumtapestry weave
ClassificationTapestry
OriginFrance France
Holding institutionThe Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit lineApollo and the Serpent Python (from Set of Ovid's Metamorphoses), 1700–1730. Gobelins Manufactory (France, Paris, est. 1662), after Nicolas Bertin (French, 1668–1736). Tapestry weave; overall: 328 x 393 cm (129 1/8 x 154 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Matthias Plum, 1956.325.3
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“Apollo and the Serpent Python (from Set of Ovid's Metamorphoses)” is a work by Gobelins Manufactory (France, Paris, est. 1662), dated 1700–1730. It is executed in tapestry weave and classified as tapestry. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).

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