# Cephalus and Procris \(detail\) [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [SPIERING, François]() - Date: 1601-1650 - Technique: Wool and silk on woolen warp, 345 x 520 cm ## Commentary Cephalus and Procris \(detail\) c. 1610 Wool and silk on woolen warp, 345 x 520 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam This is one of a series of tapestries known in the 17th century as the 'poetic fables of Diana'. They depict mythological scenes in which Diana either plays a key role or is given a moralistic function. ## Related artworks - [Amadigi Rescuing Oriana \(detail\)]() - [Amadigi Rescuing Oriana]() - [Caparison]() - [Cephalus and Procris]() - [Jupiter and Callisto]() - [Niobe's Pride]() - [Scenes from the Amadigi di Gaula \(detail\)]() - [Scenes from the Amadigi di Gaula]() - [The Liberation of Oriane]() - [The Meeting between David and Abigail]() - [Urgande Handing over the Lance to Amadis]() - [Valois Tapestries: Festival on the Water]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()