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Antique 16th Century Navy Blue and Gold Flemish Renaissance Biblical Tapestry

$48,000
£36,440.78
€41,680.48
CA$67,062.96
A$74,588.65
CHF 38,947.88
MX$907,664.54
NOK 497,423.81
SEK 466,495.78
DKK 311,077.40
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A Flemish Renaissance Biblical Tapestry 16th century In an open architectural setting, the central crowned and enthroned female figure flanked by three handmaidens, a fourth to the left urging a boy towards a kneeling woman on the right with an apple in her right hand, on the left a wooded landscape with a man walking in the distance, a man striking another over the head in the mid-ground, and a man, a woman, and a handmaiden approaching the scene in the foreground, on the right a man gesturing while others flee up a staircase and out of the scene, within a flower and fruit cluster surround punctuated along the top and bottom edges by balustrades and sphinxes, and along the sides by a figure, a mask, and a beaded and crowned man, reduced in width 9ft. (274cm.) high, 12ft. 8in. (3.86m) wide Provenance: Christies Auction House, New York, NY in spring 2001.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 60 in (152.4 cm)Width: 55 in (139.7 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
  • Style:
    Renaissance (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
    Silk,Tapestry,Wool,Hand-Woven
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1500-1599
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use.
  • Seller Location:
    New York, NY
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: T3151stDibs: LU5138121161402

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