Seasons and Elements (Air) (set of four)

"Seasons and Elements (Air)" is an embroidered textile from a set of four, created by Charles Le Brun around 1683. Measuring 426.7 x 274.3 cm (168 x 108 in.), it is made from canvas with silk, wool, and metal-thread embroidery in tent stitch, featuring 316 stitches per square inch. This piece is classified under "Textiles-Embroidered" and is part of the European Sculpture and Decorative Arts department at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, acquired via the Rogers Fund in 1946.

Charles Le Brun (1619–1690) was a French painter and art theorist. He is known for works such as "The Jabach Family" (ca. 1660) and "The Sacrifice of Polyxena" (1647), also held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art. The other pieces in this particular set, "Seasons and Elements (Summer)," "Seasons and Elements (Fire)," and "Seasons and Elements (Spring)," also date to circa 1683 and are part of the museum's collection.

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