Les Amours des Dieux

Les Amours des Dieux tapestry, also called The Loves of the Gods, is from a set of nine mythological tapestries designed by Francois Boucher (1703 - 1770) and woven at the Manufacture Royale de Beauvais in the mid 18th century. The coat of arms at the top belongs to King Louis XVI, who commissioned the set. The relative liberalism of the century appears through the nudity of the figures and this particular tapestry shows Apollo and Clylie, the nymph daughters of Oceanus.

This high quality French tapestry is finely woven in wool and cotton and it is lined and has a tunnel for ease of hanging. We supply instructions for the care and hanging of tapestries with each order.

Here is a detail from the fine quality Apollo and Clylie tapestry by Francois Boucher. Below it is The Loves of the Gods tapestry hanging in a California home: