Battle with the Sagittary and the conference at Achille's tent. Grenier, Pasquier (Netherlandish (before 1600) - Flanders, ) (workshop) [weaver] c. 1470-1490 Tapestry Dimensions: H 14'6" x W 13'3" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool (warp: 15-17/in.); wool with a few silk wefts (weft) Culture: Southern Netherlands Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from R. [Raoul] Heilbronner 1/20/1927. French & Co. received from Raimundo Ruiz, [probably 8/1941], returned 4/17/1942. United States, New York, New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accno. Inscriptions: Inscrip
Battle with the Sagittary and the conference at Achille's tent. Grenier, Pasquier (Netherlandish (before 1600) - Flanders, ) (workshop) [weaver] c. 1470-1490 Tapestry Dimensions: H 14'6" x W 13'3" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool (warp: 15-17/in.); wool with a few silk wefts (weft) Culture: Southern Netherlands Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from R. [Raoul] Heilbronner 1/20/1927. French & Co. received from Raimundo Ruiz, [probably 8/1941], returned 4/17/1942. United States, New York, New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accno. Inscriptions: Inscription along top of panel: Achilles vint impetueusemet. En bataillant avec le sagitaire orrible et espatant. Polixenar tua en cest effort / Qui cobatoit mlt vertueusemet. Fort terrible nome Diomedes vertueux et puissant. Le sagitaire occit et mist a mort (Achilles came impetuously into battle where he kiled a most terrifying giant named Hupon the Great who fought very bravely. The horrible & terrifying Sagittary killed Polixenar in this battle. Brave & powerful Doimedes killed the Sagittary) Inscriptions: Inscription along bottom of panel: Intervint hujiomem (huponem) achilles. Sagittarius fortiter certavit / Tradit morti diomedes miles. Et la[r?]tus hostes prostravit ( Achilles defeated Hopun. The Sagittary fought bravely [but] surrendered to death [at the hand of] the warrior Diomedes & overcame the enemy's flank) Mounted Greek warriors driven back to their tents on L by the Sagittary (centaur bowman), who has just driven arrow into chest of Polixenar; immediately behind, Hector on horseback plunges sword into warrior (identified as Scedius in Worcester piece); Diomedes rises to L of Sagittary's bow & is about to strike the monster; directly behind, Achilles thrusts spear into chest of Hupon le Grand, head & shoulders of Aeneas appear below Hupon's head; many figures identified by inscriptions French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 14752 [also lists: 30607] French & Co. stock she
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