Escape of civilians from French camp while Swiss refuse to advance. Orley, Bernart van (Netherlandish (before 1600) - Flanders, ) (designed after) [painter] Moy, Willem (Netherlandish (before 1600) - Flanders, act. ) (workshop) [weaver] c. 1530 Tapestry Dimensions: H 424 x W 886 cm Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk; metallic thread (gold) Culture: Flemish Ownership History: Charles V & his sister, Mary of Hungary coll. Italy, Campania, Napoli, Naples, Museo nazionale di Capodimonte, accno. 144485. Swiss soldier on horseback is about to behead Francis I who
Escape of civilians from French camp while Swiss refuse to advance. Orley, Bernart van (Netherlandish (before 1600) - Flanders, ) (designed after) [painter] Moy, Willem (Netherlandish (before 1600) - Flanders, act. ) (workshop) [weaver] c. 1530 Tapestry Dimensions: H 424 x W 886 cm Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk; metallic thread (gold) Culture: Flemish Ownership History: Charles V & his sister, Mary of Hungary coll. Italy, Campania, Napoli, Naples, Museo nazionale di Capodimonte, accno. 144485. Swiss soldier on horseback is about to behead Francis I who stands with lance, soldiers look on (R of center, foreground); soldiers flee camp (L, middle ground); large cavalry (R of center, background) (BRD) garland of flowers & fruit with animals (birds & squirrels) twisting around central palm tree motif rod, wreaths of flowers & fruit in corners Willem Moy worked with his brother Jan in Brussels, where this set was probably produced. Casali, Arazzi della battaglia di Pavia (1993), 44-51, no. 5 Naples (Castel Sant'Elmo), I tesori dei d'Avalos (1995), 190-197, no. 104 Delmarcel, Flemish Tapestry (1999), 98,99, 101 Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0238031-0238053, 0238057, 0238059, 0238061; another set in series (circle borders), GCPA 0238054-0238056, 0238058, 0238060; Louvre sketches by Orley, GCPA 0238062-0238067
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