Seasons and Elements (Fire) (set of four)
Charles Le Brun · ca. 1683
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"Seasons and Elements (Fire) (set of four)" is an embroidered textile by Charles Le Brun, dating to approximately 1683. Measuring 168 x 108 inches (426.7 x 274.3 cm), it is executed in silk, wool, and metal-thread embroidery using a tent stitch, with 316 stitches per square inch (49 per square cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art acquired the piece in 1946 via the Rogers Fund and classifies it under Textiles-Embroidered in the European Sculpture and Decorative Arts department.
Charles Le Brun, a 17th-century French painter and art theorist (1619–1690), is identified as the artist. He was active between 1619 and 1690.
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