Judgement between Spring and Summer, with April and May in attendance. unknown c. 1470-1500 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9'10" x W 10'2" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Southern Netherlands Ownership History: French & Co. Myron C. Taylor coll., bequeathed in 1951 to a non-profit institution, New York. United States, New York, New York, Sotheby's, Nov. 23, 1987, lot 478. Inscriptions: Inscriptions identifying figures, from left to right: PRI[N]TANS, AVRIL, MAI, ESTE Kneeling knights symbolizing Spring (L) & Summer & 2 ladies (R), April (L) & May (R), flanking judge (center) holding st
Judgement between Spring and Summer, with April and May in attendance. unknown c. 1470-1500 Tapestry Dimensions: H 9'10" x W 10'2" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Southern Netherlands Ownership History: French & Co. Myron C. Taylor coll., bequeathed in 1951 to a non-profit institution, New York. United States, New York, New York, Sotheby's, Nov. 23, 1987, lot 478. Inscriptions: Inscriptions identifying figures, from left to right: PRI[N]TANS, AVRIL, MAI, ESTE Kneeling knights symbolizing Spring (L) & Summer & 2 ladies (R), April (L) & May (R), flanking judge (center) holding staff-of-office & pointing to knight at right, ducal coat of arms of Bourbons on cloth of honor, millefleurs background, tapestry (?) hangs with coat of arms (center, background) Borders missing. No French & Co. stock sheet in archive, no stock number Demotte, Tapisserie gothique (1922-24), fig. 155 Related Works: Stylistically similar tapestry, Paris, Musée des Arts Décoratifs, "Vénus et May" (see Demotte)
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