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Jean Cousin: English: St Mammes and Duke Alexander (

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Artist



Alternative names	Jean Cousin (I), Jean Cousin
Description	French sculptor, painter, printmaker, mathematician and drawer
Date of birth/death	circa 1495 date QS:P, 1495-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902	circa 1560 date QS:P, 1560-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Location of birth/death	Sens	Paris
Work period	Northern Renaissance era QS:P2348,Q610877
Authority file	: Q2610648 VIAF: 5029938 ISNI: 0000000115880141 ULAN: 500115218 LCCN: n88604539 WGA: c/cousin/jean_e WorldCat

Title

English: St Mammes and Duke Alexander

Date

1541

Medium

tapestry

Dimensions

height: 440 cm (14.4 ft); width: 450 cm (14.7 ft)

Collection

Louvre Museum (Inventory)

	Native name	Louvre Museum
	Location	Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois , France
	Coordinates	48° 51′ 40″ N, 2° 20′ 09″ E
	Established	10 August 1793
	Website	www.louvre.fr
	Authority file	: Q19675 VIAF: 257711507 ISNI: 000000012260177X ULAN: 500125189 LCCN: n80020283 NLA: 35912436 WorldCat

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- Ζαν Κουζέν ο Πρεσβύτερος
Usage on es.wikipedia.org
- Jean Cousin el Viejo
Usage on fr.wikipedia.org
- Mammès de Césarée
- Jean Cousin l'Ancien
Usage on hu.wikipedia.org
- Szent Mamasz
Usage on it.wikipedia.org
- Mamete di Cesarea
- Jean Cousin il Vecchio
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- 1560
Usage on ru.wikipedia.org
- Кузен, Жан (Старший)
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- Мамант Кесарійський
- Маньєризм

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COUSIN, Jean the Elder

(b. ca. 1495, Soucy, d. ca. 1560, Paris)

St Mammes and Duke Alexander 1541 Tapestry, 440 x 450 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris

According to legend, St Mammés was martyred under Emperor Aurelian in Cappadocia in around 275. He was highly revered in Asia Minor in early Christian times and described as a "great martyr". In the 8th century his relics were taken to Langres in France and he became patron saint of Langres cathedral.

In around 1540 eight tapestries depicting scenes from his life were woven for the chancel. Three still survive, two in Langres and one in the Louvre. After the saint had addressed the wild animals (the subject of one of the two tapestries in Langres), he went on, accompanied by a lion, to visit Duke Alexander (according to the inscription woven into the bottom of the present tapestry; strictly speaking, however, it should be Aurelian), who condemned him to death. The saint's execution can be seen in the temple-like building in the middle ground.

The expansive landscape, the confident handling of perspective and the classicizing architecture all point to Italian influences, which may have come from the School of Fontainebleau. This is also suggested by the decorative embellishment of the buildings and the rich ornamentation of the frame. Its astonishing wealth of nuances of colour lead the tapestry to resemble a painting on canvas.

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Author: COUSIN, Jean the Elder Title: St Mammes and Duke Alexander Time-line: 1501-1550 School: French Form: tapestry

Type: religious