September. Orley, Bernart van (Netherlandish (before 1600) - Flanders, ) (author of design, workshop, attr.) [painter] c. 1525-1530 Tapestry Dimensions: H 14'6" x W 13'7" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Southern Netherlands Ownership History: Polycarpe Charles Séchan coll., Paris (until 1875). Dreyfus de Gonzalès coll., Paris; sold, Paris, Galerie Georges Petit, 6/1-4/1896. Galerie Jacques Seligmann, Paris. William Randolph Hearst coll. French & Co. purchased from Parish Watson, invoiced 10/19/1938; sold to the Minneapolis Institute of Arts 12/20/1938. United States
September. Orley, Bernart van (Netherlandish (before 1600) - Flanders, ) (author of design, workshop, attr.) [painter] c. 1525-1530 Tapestry Dimensions: H 14'6" x W 13'7" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Southern Netherlands Ownership History: Polycarpe Charles Séchan coll., Paris (until 1875). Dreyfus de Gonzalès coll., Paris; sold, Paris, Galerie Georges Petit, 6/1-4/1896. Galerie Jacques Seligmann, Paris. William Randolph Hearst coll. French & Co. purchased from Parish Watson, invoiced 10/19/1938; sold to the Minneapolis Institute of Arts 12/20/1938. United States, Minnesota, Minneapolis, The Minneapolis Institute of Arts, accno. Inscriptions: Inscription in central field in band, at top: SEPTEMBRE (for month of September) Inscriptions: Inscription in central field identifying figure in center: BACVS Inscriptions: Inscription in central field identifying figure in upper left: SEMELA Inscriptions: Inscription in central field identifying figure in upper right corner: IVPITER Wide band creates oval, dividing central field, includes zodiacal signs in medallions, interspersed with 2 figures holding hourglasses, scales [=Libra] at top with name of month inscribed underneath; inside band, figure of Bacchus (Dionysus) sits in clouds (center, upper), vintage scene with men treading grapes in large vat while man & woman pour in more grapes; 3 putti playing before wine vat (center), grape picking (background); outside band, female figure of Semele with arms out-stretched (L, upper corner); personification of Jupiter (Zeus) holding scepter (R, upper corner); couple sitting beneath grape vines (L, lower corner); hidden in forest, man gathers grapes (R, lower corner) (BRD) garland of flowers & fruit with ribbons, framed by 2 narrow bands of rope motif that cross, forming squares in corners; (UPR BRD) square corners with snails, (LWR BRD); square corners with masks Possibly woven in Brussels (Cavallo). At least 15 panels exist in more than 1
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