April. Master of the Months of Lucas (Netherlandish (before 1600), 1494-1533) (author of design, attr.) [painter] Kempener, Willem I (Netherlandish (before 1600) - Flanders, 1535) (workshop) [weaver] c. 1540 Tapestry Dimensions: H 10'3" x W 11'10" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: Barberini coll. (purchased about 1625). Charles M. Ffoulke coll., 1889. Mrs. E. H.[Edward Henry] Harriman coll. French & Co. United States, Missouri, Kansas City, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. Inscriptions: City mark on lower guard, left; weaver mark on
April. Master of the Months of Lucas (Netherlandish (before 1600), 1494-1533) (author of design, attr.) [painter] Kempener, Willem I (Netherlandish (before 1600) - Flanders, 1535) (workshop) [weaver] c. 1540 Tapestry Dimensions: H 10'3" x W 11'10" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: Barberini coll. (purchased about 1625). Charles M. Ffoulke coll., 1889. Mrs. E. H.[Edward Henry] Harriman coll. French & Co. United States, Missouri, Kansas City, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. Inscriptions: City mark on lower guard, left; weaver mark on right guard, bottom [blurred in photograph] Inscriptions: Inscription in upper border, center medallion: APPRIU[backwards]S Group of 3 women & man, standing woman plays lute, another seated woman plays dulcimer, woman holds floral wreath, man sits behind group (L, foreground), kneeling woman with flowers (R of center, foreground), boy with shepherd's crook, woman with basket, nearby dog & flock of sheep (R, middle ground), in water, boat poled by man, seated couple, recorder player & another seated man (center, background), castle (L, background) (BRD) garland of flowers, fruit, birds, lion's masks; (UPR BRD) medallions in corners with busts of emperor Charles & his wife Isabella of Portugal as ancient Romans, medallion in center with bull [=Taurus]; (LWR BRD) medallions with 3 cherubim French & Co. stock sheet missing from archive, 1072-b Hunter, Practical book of Tapestries (1925), 129, 130, pl. VIIIe Ffoulke, Collection of Tapestries (1913), 51-54 DIA, Woven Splendor (1996), 50 Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0238258-0238267; view of room display, GCPA 0238258 (shows GCPA 0238264:2038265)
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