Moses sends out twelve spies to explore land of Canaan (promised land). Giulio Romano (Italian, 1492/99-1546) (author of design) [painter] c. 1545 Tapestry Dimensions: H 420 x W 563 cm Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Ownership History: Austria, Vienna, Vienna, Kunsthistorisches Museum, accno. I/5. Inscriptions: Inscription in upper border cartouche: FILI AVTEM In landscape, Moses, surrounded by group of figures, is approached by spies returning with some of fruits of Canaan in large vessels (Numbers 13-14); tents in landscape in background (L & R BRD) segmented
Moses sends out twelve spies to explore land of Canaan (promised land). Giulio Romano (Italian, 1492/99-1546) (author of design) [painter] c. 1545 Tapestry Dimensions: H 420 x W 563 cm Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Ownership History: Austria, Vienna, Vienna, Kunsthistorisches Museum, accno. I/5. Inscriptions: Inscription in upper border cartouche: FILI AVTEM In landscape, Moses, surrounded by group of figures, is approached by spies returning with some of fruits of Canaan in large vessels (Numbers 13-14); tents in landscape in background (L & R BRD) segmented border with figures in architectural niches, coats of arms at top; (UPR BRD) headed by cartouche with inscription, flanked by garlands of flowers & fruit, & 2 miniature masks; (LWR BRD) seated figures flank central male winged figure, interspersed with swags & vases terminating in cornucopias Mahl JbKhistWien 63 (1967), 7-38, Brown (et al.), Tapestries of Ercole & Gonzaga (1996), 194-205, Thomson, , Tapestry in England (1914), 201 Hunter, Practical book of Tapestries (1925), 135 Junquera de Vega, Catalogo de Tapices, Vol. I (1986), 163-170, series 24 Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0237197-0237260; compositionally similar set, GCPA 0239093-0239099 (Madrid set, series 24); other set in series, Châteaudun
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