Grotesques on red ground. Floris, Cornelis (the Younger) (Netherlandish (before 1600) - Flanders, 1514-1575) (cartoon creator) [draughtsman] c. 1550-1560 Tapestry Dimensions: H 170 x W 130 cm Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: Inventory of Tapestries of Felipe II (1621). Inventory of Carlos III (1788). Inventory of Tapestries of the Crown (1880). Spain, Madrid, El Escorial, New Museums, accno. A. 246-6892. 4 triangular segments framed by motifs of flowers, fruit, vases & birds; (top & bottom quadrants) female figures flanked by s
Grotesques on red ground. Floris, Cornelis (the Younger) (Netherlandish (before 1600) - Flanders, 1514-1575) (cartoon creator) [draughtsman] c. 1550-1560 Tapestry Dimensions: H 170 x W 130 cm Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: Inventory of Tapestries of Felipe II (1621). Inventory of Carlos III (1788). Inventory of Tapestries of the Crown (1880). Spain, Madrid, El Escorial, New Museums, accno. A. 246-6892. 4 triangular segments framed by motifs of flowers, fruit, vases & birds; (top & bottom quadrants) female figures flanked by seated figures in metal-like framework; (L scene) bunch of fruit flanked by seated figures in metal-like framework; (R scene) male figure flanked by male atlas-like figures Since 2 panels are shown in the photograph (GCPA 0236305 & 0184805), see related works & note that the photo caption may not appear in scans. Junquera de Vega, Catalogo de Tapices, Vol. I (1986), 225-229, series 31, no. 1 Standen, Tapestries in the Metropolitan (1985), 105-109, no. 12 Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0236305-0236306, 0184805-0184805; another similar set: GCPA 0236303-0236304
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