Revelation of St. John (1-4). Pannemaker, Wilhelm de (Netherlandish (before 1600) - Flanders, act. 1535-1578) (workshop) [weaver] c. 1550 Tapestry Dimensions: H 525 x W 865 cm Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk; metallic thread (gold); metallic thread (silver) Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: Inventory of Carlos II (1701-1703). Inventory of Carlos III (1788). Inventory of Fernando VII (1834). Spain, Segovia, Segovia, Palacio de San Ildefonso, accno. Inscriptions: Inscription in upper border cartouche [partially legible in photograph]: MIT'T IOAN

Revelation of St. John (1-4). Pannemaker, Wilhelm de (Netherlandish (before 1600) - Flanders, act. 1535-1578) (workshop) [weaver] c. 1550 Tapestry Dimensions: H 525 x W 865 cm Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk; metallic thread (gold); metallic thread (silver) Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: Inventory of Carlos II (1701-1703). Inventory of Carlos III (1788). Inventory of Fernando VII (1834). Spain, Segovia, Segovia, Palacio de San Ildefonso, accno. Inscriptions: Inscription in upper border cartouche [partially legible in photograph]: MIT'T IOANNES (L to R), angel, sent by Christ, appears to John, writing letters to 7 churches (represented by 7 'angels'), with eagle beside him, on island of Patmos; above, Christ surrounded by 7 golden candlesticks with sword coming out of his mouth & holding 7 stars, appears to John, who falls to ground; surrounded by 24 elders, holding crowns, & 4 Beasts, God enthroned as Lamb with 7 horns & 7 eyes takes book from John (=vision of Lamb & book with 7 seals) (BRD) bunches of flowers twisting around central rod, interspersed with birds; (UPR BRD) central cartouche with inscription Junquera de Vega, Catalogo de Tapices, Vol. I (1986), 54-62, series 11, New York (Met), Resplendence (1991), 40-53 Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0239438-0239447, 0184324, 0184370

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