September. 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 11' 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, Oregon, Portland, Portland Art Museum. Inscriptions: Weaver mark in right guard, bottom Inscriptions: Inscrip
September. 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 11' 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, Oregon, Portland, Portland Art Museum. Inscriptions: Weaver mark in right guard, bottom Inscriptions: Inscription in upper border, center medallion: SEPTEMBER Woman empties grain from sack that man holds, child buries hands in another sack of grain (center, foreground), seated man gestures approaching woman who holds basket, vessel & pot (L, middle ground), woman stands beneath tree (L of center, middle ground), kneeling woman with basket (R, middle ground), man sows (R, background), sowing scenes (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 scales [=Libra]; (LWR BRD) medallions with 3 cherubim French & Co. stock sheet missing from archive, 1072-a Hunter, Practical book of Tapestries (1925), 129, 130 Ffoulke, Collection of Tapestries (1913), 51-53 Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0238258-0238267; view of room display, GCPA 0238258 (shows GCPA 0238264:2038265)
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