Tobit and Anna (Anne) with their son Tobias . unknown c. 1535-1550 Tapestry Dimensions: H 14' x W 15'2" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: Sold at sale in Amsterdam, 4/12/1932, lot 304. French & Co. received from Countess Elizabeth Obendorff 5/29/1953; returned 1/10/1956. Inscriptions: City mark on lower guard, left; unidentified weaver mark on lower guard, right In landscape, Tobit picks up young Tobias as Anna waits next to him on horseback; camels & sheep nearby (Tobit 1:1-9) (BRD) bunches of oversize flowers & fruit against p
Tobit and Anna (Anne) with their son Tobias . unknown c. 1535-1550 Tapestry Dimensions: H 14' x W 15'2" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: Sold at sale in Amsterdam, 4/12/1932, lot 304. French & Co. received from Countess Elizabeth Obendorff 5/29/1953; returned 1/10/1956. Inscriptions: City mark on lower guard, left; unidentified weaver mark on lower guard, right In landscape, Tobit picks up young Tobias as Anna waits next to him on horseback; camels & sheep nearby (Tobit 1:1-9) (BRD) bunches of oversize flowers & fruit against palm tree trunk motif interspersed with birds French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 53390-x Related Works: Compositionally similar tapestry (same cartoon, but in reverse): GCPA 0239179-0239180
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