December. Master of the Months of Lucas (Netherlandish (before 1600), 1494-1533) (author of design, attr.) [painter] Kempener, Willem I (Netherlandish (before 1600) - Flanders, ) (workshop) [weaver] c. 1540 Tapestry Dimensions: H 10'3" x W 12'7" 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, Colorado, Denver, The Denver Art Museum. Inscriptions: City mark on lower guard, left Inscriptions: I
December. Master of the Months of Lucas (Netherlandish (before 1600), 1494-1533) (author of design, attr.) [painter] Kempener, Willem I (Netherlandish (before 1600) - Flanders, ) (workshop) [weaver] c. 1540 Tapestry Dimensions: H 10'3" x W 12'7" 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, Colorado, Denver, The Denver Art Museum. Inscriptions: City mark on lower guard, left Inscriptions: Inscription in upper border, center medallion: DECEMBER Standing couple, man has sword (L, foreground), seated woman with child, bearded man reaches down to child (R, foreground), seated couple, man has sword & looks back, woman looks back at him (L of center, middle ground), standing couple with child (R, middle ground), groups of figures on ice, some skate, castle (center, 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 goat [=Capricorn]; (LWR BRD) medallions with 3 cherubim French & Co. stock sheet missing from archive, 1072 Hunter, Practical book of Tapestries (1925), 129, 130 Ffoulke, Collection of Tapestries (1913), 51-53 DIA, Woven Splendor (1996), 50 Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0238258-0238267; view of room display, GCPA 0238258 (shows GCPA 0238264:2038265)
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