Woven Gold: Tapestries of Louis XIV

$49.95 at The Getty Museum.

Charissa Bremer-David With essays by Pascal-François Bertrand, Arnauld Brejon de Lavergnée, and Jean Vittet 
Meticulously woven by hand with wool, silk, and gilt-metal thread, the tapestry collection of the Sun King, Louis XIV of France, represents the highest achievements of the art form. Intended to enhance the king’s reputation by visualizing his manifest glory and to promote the kingdom’s nascent mercantile economy, the royal collection of tapestries included antique and contemporary sets that followed…