Spring and three winged female personifications of March, April and May sit on steps of garden pavilion. Schoor, Lodewijk van (Flemish, 1666-1726) (author of design, attr., figures) [painter] Spierincx, Pieter (Flemish, ) (author of design, attr., landscape) [painter] Hecke, Jan Frans van den (Flemish, 1660-1695) (workshop, attr.) [weaver] c. 1690-1710 Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. April [=Europa] drapes garland of flowers over bull [=Taurus] & May has her arm around twins [=Castor & Pollux=Gemini],
Spring and three winged female personifications of March, April and May sit on steps of garden pavilion. Schoor, Lodewijk van (Flemish, 1666-1726) (author of design, attr., figures) [painter] Spierincx, Pieter (Flemish, ) (author of design, attr., landscape) [painter] Hecke, Jan Frans van den (Flemish, 1660-1695) (workshop, attr.) [weaver] c. 1690-1710 Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: French & Co. April [=Europa] drapes garland of flowers over bull [=Taurus] & May has her arm around twins [=Castor & Pollux=Gemini], another female figure [=Flora] descends stairs (center, foreground); March [=Minerva/Athena] in armor holds up platter, stands atop pile of armor, next to ram [=Aries], buildings, fountain & garden (L of center, background) (BRD) 2 bands, 1 spiraling ribbon, other interlacing flowers No French & Co. stock sheet in archive, no stock number Bennett, Tapestry San Francisco (1992), 196, 197, , Boccara, Belles heures de la tapisserie (1971), 152 Related Works: Stylistically similar tapestries GCPA 0238220 (same subject but shorter version with borders); France, private coll., "Europe et le Taureau" (same subject without borders; see Boccara)
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