COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
MMA_.47.101.3
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MMA_.47.101.3
AMICA ID
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AMICA Library Year:
2002
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2002
AMICA Library Year
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Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Object Type
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Description:
The great deeds of princes and military leaders were favorite themes in the courts of the Middle Ages. This set of tapestries, probably made for Jean, duc de Berry, originally featured nine heroes, three from classical antiquity, three from the Old Testament, and three from the Middle Ages. Hector, Alexander, and Julius Caesar comprise the pagan triad; David, Joshua, and Judas Maccabeus the Hebrew; and the Christian heroes are King Arthur, Charlemagne, and Godefrey of Bouillon. Irrespective of the different times in which they lived, all are shown in medieval dress with similar weapons and hairstyles. Surrounding each figure is an architectural frame peopled with ladies, musicians, and soldiers. The similar representation of the nine conveys a continuity of heroic effort from the classical, biblical, and medieval past into the fourteenth-century present.
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The great deeds of princes and military leaders were favorite themes in the courts of the Middle Ages. This set of tapestries, probably made for Jean, duc de Berry, originally featured nine heroes, three from classical antiquity, three from the Old Testament, and three from the Middle Ages. Hector, Alexander, and Julius Caesar comprise the pagan triad; David, Joshua, and Judas Maccabeus the Hebrew; and the Christian heroes are King Arthur, Charlemagne, and Godefrey of Bouillon. Irrespective of the different times in which they lived, all are shown in medieval dress with similar weapons and hairstyles. Surrounding each figure is an architectural frame peopled with ladies, musicians, and soldiers. The similar representation of the nine conveys a continuity of heroic effort from the classical, biblical, and medieval past into the fourteenth-century present.
Description
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Creator Nationality:
European; Netherlandish; Belgian
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European; Netherlandish; Belgian
Creator Nationality
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Creator Dates/Places:
South Netherlandish
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South Netherlandish
Creator Dates/Places
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Creator Name-CRT:
South Netherlandish
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South Netherlandish
Creator Name-CRT
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Title:
Nine Heroes Tapestries
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Nine Heroes Tapestries
Title
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View:
Principal view
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Principal view
View
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Creation Date:
ca. 1400?1410
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ca. 1400?1410
Creation Date
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Creation Start Date:
1400
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1400
Creation Start Date
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Creation End Date:
1410
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1410
Creation End Date
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Materials and Techniques:
Wool warp and wefts
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Wool warp and wefts
Materials and Techniques
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Dimensions:
165 1/2 x 91 in. (420.4 x 231.1 cm)
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165 1/2 x 91 in. (420.4 x 231.1 cm)
Dimensions
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AMICA Contributor:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
AMICA Contributor
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Owner Location:
New York, New York
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New York, New York
Owner Location
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ID Number:
47.101.3
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47.101.3
ID Number
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Credit Line:
Gift of John D. Rockefeller Jr., 1947
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Gift of John D. Rockefeller Jr., 1947
Credit Line
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Copyright:
Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All rights reserved.
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Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All rights reserved.
Copyright
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Rights:
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<a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp"target="_new">http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp</a>
Rights
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Related Image Identifier Link:
MMA_.h1_47.101.32.tif
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MMA_.h1_47.101.32.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
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