Detail View: The AMICA Library: Awaiting the Chase
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AMICA ID:
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MIA_.33.23.1
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AMICA Library Year:
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1998
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Object Type:
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Textiles
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Creator Name:
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van Orley, Bernard
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Creator Nationality:
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European; French
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Creator Role:
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artist
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Creator Dates/Places:
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active 16th century
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Gender:
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M
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Creator Active Date:
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16th century
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Creator Name-CRT:
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after Bernard van Orley
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Title:
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Awaiting the Chase
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View:
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Front
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Creation Date:
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about 1650
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Creation Start Date:
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1640
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Creation End Date:
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1660
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Materials and Techniques:
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wool, silk
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Classification Term:
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tapestries
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Creation Place:
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probably France
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Dimensions:
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H.159 x W.125 in., irregular
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Component Measured:
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overall, irregular
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Measurement Unit:
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in
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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Owner Location:
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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ID Number:
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33.23.1
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Credit Line:
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The William Hood Dunwoody Fund
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Rights:
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Context:
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The sport of hunting, which was enjoyed by European aristocracy, was a particularly popular theme for tapestries woven both in Flanders and France. Tapestries were most often woven in sets. These sets were made up of a number of wall hangings that have the same borders surrounding distinct images with related themes. The size of a set of tapestries can be as small as four pieces, one for each wall of a room, or as large as twelve hangings, which would have been placed between doorways and windows in a grand hall. Themes ranged from specific historical or biblical events to something as general as the seasons or the months of the year. |
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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MIA_.1840c.tif
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