Tablecloth with Orpheus in the midst of the animals, anonymous, c. 1590 - c. 1599 Tablecloth from Linnamast with Orpheus (Ovidius, Metamorphoses X and XI). Midfield: The pattern shows five scenes: 1 Orpheus the animals enchanting with his singing. He is in front, with a winch in the middle of him. Around a dog, squirrel, boar, lying lion, deer, horse, elephant and camel. Inscription: Orphe. Above him an olive tree and jumping wild animals, including tigers. 2 The Thracian women kill Orpheus. Orpheus is now seated and is bombarded by spears. On his singing, the weapons come from him. Inscriptio

Tablecloth with Orpheus in the midst of the animals, anonymous, c. 1590 - c. 1599 Tablecloth from Linnamast with Orpheus (Ovidius, Metamorphoses X and XI). Midfield: The pattern shows five scenes: 1 Orpheus the animals enchanting with his singing. He is in front, with a winch in the middle of him. Around a dog, squirrel, boar, lying lion, deer, horse, elephant and camel. Inscription: Orphe. Above him an olive tree and jumping wild animals, including tigers. 2 The Thracian women kill Orpheus. Orpheus is now seated and is bombarded by spears. On his singing, the weapons come from him. Inscription: Cycones (name of the people living on the Hebrus). Orpheus Head and Lier are taken on the stream of the Hebre. 3 The water and tree nymphs in mourning. Apollo pays the snake. In the middle, doubled back, a woman with inscriptions Niades and Dryades. Aside Apollo with inscription Phoebus. His bow, he pants a winding snake, attacking the head of Orpheus. 4 Eurydice bitten by a snake. Caption Metamorphosis. Liber. X. XI. Ëurydice is in the middle, seen from the way, to arrange kneeling flowers. She sees back and frighten a hand up. In addition to her a kneeling najade, also with flower vase. Inscription: Euridice et Niades. 5 (cut scene) Presumably Orpheus supplied to Pluto for a return from Eurydice. A throne and legs from foot to knee visible. Caption: Pluto. Standing edges: Two spiral ranks separated by center line with three animals, founded on the hind legs: lion (?), Hazewind, deer. In between birds and flowers and again three animals; Now a dog, horse and goat. Kortrijk linen (material) damask Tablecloth from Linnamast with Orpheus (Ovidius, Metamorphoses X and XI). Midfield: The pattern shows five scenes: 1 Orpheus the animals enchanting with his singing. He is in front, with a winch in the middle of him. Around a dog, squirrel, boar, lying lion, deer, horse, elephant and camel. Inscription: Orphe. Above him an olive tree and jumping wild animals, including tigers. 2 T

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