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IMPERIAL SPLENDOR Imperial Splendor: Renaissance Tapestries from Vienna 4 Speakers: Virginia Gardner Troy, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Art History, Berry College (Georgia); Carlton Hughes, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Art History, University of South Carolina; Todd Herman, Ph.D., Chief Curator and Curator of European Art, Columbia Museum of Art; Dirk Holger, tapestry artist and historian Ward Briggs, Ph.D, Professor (retired), Department of Classics, The University of South Carolina; Olha Yarema-Wynar, Assistant Conservator, Department of Textile Conservation, The Metropolitan Museum of Art. May 21 – September 19, 2010 In the late Middle ages, Renaissance and Baroque, tapestry was the art form – far more costly and elite than art in any other medium. This exhibition contains eight Renaissance tapestries that depict the legend of the ancient foundi ??????I???????I?????????I?????Q??)??????????????????????????????????????!?????????)?????????????????????????????????????!????I????)???????????????????????????????????????????????????M??)???????????????-???????????5???????Y???????L??????????)???????????????????????????????()Q????????????????????????????????????????????M????? ??-???????????)????????????????????????????????????5???????? ????????M???? ????????@??()???????Q??????????!??????5?????????????????????)?????????????????????????????Q????M??????)????A??]???????)M??????)???????????????L??????????)???????????????????????????()%???????????????????????????????????????????I?????????)?????????????????????????????????????????????????????)?????????????????????????????????????????????????????)I?????????????????????????????????????????????????Q???)????????????????????????????????????????????????)?????????????????????????????????????????????????????Q???)????????????????????????????????????????????????????)????????????????????????????5???????????????????????)????????????????????????????????M?????? ???????????????)???????????????????????????????????????????A????1???`?()A???????M???????)??????)??????5???????? ????????M???? ????????@??)5??M????9??????????5????????]????M???)??M????? ??????5??4??????M??????) ???????????)??????!??????)5?????4??5?%??)5??????4??M????()Q?????????????????????????????????????????????????????)?????????????????!????I?????????? ?????X???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????)??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????)??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????)???????????????????????????????????????????????Q??????)??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????A???????????????????????????????????????????I??????)????I???????????????????????????????????Q???????????)?????????????????????????????Q????????????????????)???????????? ???????????????????????????????Q???????)???????????????????????????????????????????????????????)??????????????????????????????????????????????????)????????????????????????????????????????????????????)?????????Q??????????????????????????????????????????)U?????M?????????????????????()I??????A?????()M???????)Q??????????Q????????9??)????)??????????????????L??????????(?????????????????????????????()=??????????????????????????????????%???????M????????)I??????????Q????????????Y??????????????????????????)???????????????????????????????????????????????????)?????????????????????????????????????????????????????)??????????????????????????????????????????????????????)????????????????????????????????????????????????)????????????????????????????????????????????)??????????????????????????????)I????? ??????????? ??????????????????????????????(?()??????????????((0