Map. Vermeyen, Jan Cornelis (Barbalonga) (Netherlandish (before 1600) - North Netherlands, ) (cartoon creator) [painter] Coecke van Aelst, Pieter (the Elder) (Netherlandish (before 1600) - Flanders, 1502-1550) (cartoon creator, attr.) [painter] Pannemaker, Wilhelm de (Netherlandish (before 1600) - Flanders, act. 1535-1578) (workshop) [weaver] c. 1549-1551 Tapestry Dimensions: H 520 x W 895 cm Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk; metallic thread (gold & silver) Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: Inventories of Carlos II (1701-1703), Carlos III (1788)
Map. Vermeyen, Jan Cornelis (Barbalonga) (Netherlandish (before 1600) - North Netherlands, ) (cartoon creator) [painter] Coecke van Aelst, Pieter (the Elder) (Netherlandish (before 1600) - Flanders, 1502-1550) (cartoon creator, attr.) [painter] Pannemaker, Wilhelm de (Netherlandish (before 1600) - Flanders, act. 1535-1578) (workshop) [weaver] c. 1549-1551 Tapestry Dimensions: H 520 x W 895 cm Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk; metallic thread (gold & silver) Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: Inventories of Carlos II (1701-1703), Carlos III (1788) & Fernando VII (1834). Spain, Madrid, Palacio Real de Madrid, accno. Inscriptions: City mark on lower guard, left [partially visible in photo]; weaver mark on right guard, bottom, [partially visible in photo] Inscriptions: Inscriptions in field [some include]: MAR ATHLANTICO, MAR BERVERIA, MAR DE Inscriptions: Inscription on lectern: Cuneta de leguas / Cuenta de millas / ... Inscriptions: Inscriptions in L & R borders: PLVS OULTRE Inscriptions: Inscription in upper border: Habiendo bairedin Inscriptions: Inscription in lower border: IMPIA TVRCARVM Aerial view of expedition of Tunis; map shows north Africa & southern Europe, inscriptions identifying ports, gulfs, islands & seas; figure (=Vermeyen?) stands by lectern (BRD) interlaced circles terminating in brackets; (L & R BRD) central cartouche with inscribed motto; (UPR BRD) inscribed entablature, Hapsburg family arms [double-headed eagle] in upper corners; (LWR BRD) central cartouche with inscription, medallions with Decussate Cross of St. Andrew in lower corners Two panels from this set of 12 are missing. The cartoons are in Vienna, Kunsthistorisches Museum. Junquera de Vega, Catalogo de Tapices, Vol. I (1986), 73-92, series 13, no. 1 Horn, Jan Cornelisz Vermeyen (1989), 109-172, 180-184 Horn, Jan Cornelisz Vermeyen (1989), pls. B2a-b, B3, B4 New York (Met), Resplendence (19
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