Coronation of Virgin Mary. Aelst, Pieter van (Netherlandish (before 1600) - Flanders, ) (workshop) [weaver] c. 1500-1502 Tapestry Dimensions: H 322 x W 375 cm Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk; metallic thread (gold); metallic thread (silver) Culture: Southern Netherlands Ownership History: Inventory of Queen Doña Juana (1545). Inventory of Emperor Carlos V (1561). Inventory of Carlos II (1701-1703). Inventory of Carlos III (1788). Inventory of Fernando VII (1834). Spain, Madrid, Palacio Real de Madrid, accno. Slender columns divide composition, creating sever
Coronation of Virgin Mary. Aelst, Pieter van (Netherlandish (before 1600) - Flanders, ) (workshop) [weaver] c. 1500-1502 Tapestry Dimensions: H 322 x W 375 cm Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk; metallic thread (gold); metallic thread (silver) Culture: Southern Netherlands Ownership History: Inventory of Queen Doña Juana (1545). Inventory of Emperor Carlos V (1561). Inventory of Carlos II (1701-1703). Inventory of Carlos III (1788). Inventory of Fernando VII (1834). Spain, Madrid, Palacio Real de Madrid, accno. Slender columns divide composition, creating several scenes; Virgin Mary crowned in heaven, surrounded by Virtues & surmounted by Holy Trinity ('Trinitas coelestis': Father, Son & Holy Ghost) left, scenes with David & Abigail (1 Samuel 25); right, coronation & presentation of figures (BRD) twisting vines of flowers & bunches of grapes Possibly woven in Brussels (Campbell). This set comprises 4 panels; only 2 are represented in the Photo Study Collection (Dimitrova). Junquera de Vega, Catalogo de Tapices, Vol. I (1986), 1-5, series 1, Hunter, Practical book of Tapestries (1925), 116-118 Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0239371-0239374, Ref. , "Dios envía el ángel Gabriel a la Virgen María" & Ref. , "Anunciación"
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Photo credit: © piemags/GB24 / Alamy / Afripics
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