Study for Tapestry of the Series "Les douze mois grotesques par bandes" for the Château de Meudon. May, Apollo.

Title

Study for Tapestry of the Series "Les douze mois grotesques par bandes" for the Château de Meudon. May, Apollo.

Creator

Claude Audran III (1658 - 1734)

Date

ca. 1709

Type

Study drawing for a tapestry.

Medium

Pencil drawing on paper

Source

The National Museum: Stockholm, Sweden.

Is Part Of

SERIS: "Les douze mois grotesques par bandes"

Abstract

Triangle 1: hangs in the lower center of the drawing as part of a trophée-like decoration. Triangle 2: A triangle having xylophone-like crossbars is held high and played by a hybrid creature.

Rights Holder

Public Domain

Geolocation

Citation

Claude Audran III (1658 - 1734), “Study for Tapestry of the Series "Les douze mois grotesques par bandes" for the Château de Meudon. May, Apollo.,” The Triangle Research Hub, accessed April 11, 2026, https://triangleresearchhub.omeka.net/items/show/2116.