Detail View: The AMICA Library: Month of September
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AMICA ID:
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MIA_.38.40
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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; Belgian
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Creator Dates/Places:
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active 16th century
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Creator Active Date:
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16th century
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Circle of Bernard van Orley
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Title:
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Month of September
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View:
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Front
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Creation Date:
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1525 - 1528
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Creation Start Date:
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1525
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Creation End Date:
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1528
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Materials and Techniques:
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silk, wool
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Classification Term:
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tapestries
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Dimensions:
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H.177-3/4 x W.166-3/4 in. irregular
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Component Measured:
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overall
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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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38.40
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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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September is represented here by a grape harvest and wine making. Bacchus, the Roman god of wine, red-nosed from drinking, oversees the crushing of grapes. His mother, Semele (labeled semela), and father, Jupiter (iupiter), appear in the upper corners. In the oval band framing the main scene, the twelve signs of the zodiac alternate with twelve pairs of women holding hourglasses, who represent the twenty-four hours of the day. Most large tapestries were designed as part of a series, such as the months or the seasons. Weaving workshops frequently made additional sets of such tapestry series for customers who could not afford to commission original designs. Acquired in 1938 38.40 |
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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MIA_.1775c.tif
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