Birth of Christ: Nativity and other scenes. Coter, Colijn de (Netherlandish (before 1600) - Flanders, ) (designed after, attr.) [painter] Aelst, Pieter van (Netherlandish (before 1600) - Flanders, ) (workshop, attr.) [weaver] c. 1500-1510 Tapestry Dimensions: H 350 x W 455 cm Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool; silk; metallic thread (gold); metallic thread (silver) Culture: Southern Netherlands Ownership History: Inventory of Carlos II (1701-1703). Inventory of Carlos III (1788). Inventory of Fernando VII (1834). Spain, Madrid, Palacio Real de Madrid, accno.
Birth of Christ: Nativity and other scenes. Coter, Colijn de (Netherlandish (before 1600) - Flanders, ) (designed after, attr.) [painter] Aelst, Pieter van (Netherlandish (before 1600) - Flanders, ) (workshop, attr.) [weaver] c. 1500-1510 Tapestry Dimensions: H 350 x W 455 cm Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool; silk; metallic thread (gold); metallic thread (silver) Culture: Southern Netherlands Ownership History: Inventory of Carlos II (1701-1703). Inventory of Carlos III (1788). Inventory of Fernando VII (1834). Spain, Madrid, Palacio Real de Madrid, accno. (or, PN. S. 2/1). Slender columns divide composition, creating several scenes; center, Madonna (Virgin Mary with Christ-child) surrounded by several figures, including Gideon holding fleece & Moses holding tree branch (=burning bush?); left, Christ & woman of Samaria (John 4:4-42); right, Pharisees bring woman accused of adultery before Christ (John 8:2-11); Adam (top, L of center); Eve (top, R of center) (BRD) garlands of foliage tied with ribbons & interspersed with birds Possibly woven in Brussels. Junquera de Vega, Catalogo de Tapices, Vol. I (1986), 6-8, series 2, Delmarcel, Golden Weavings (1993), 18-25 Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0239367-0239370; compositionally similar tapestry: GCPA 0239375
Size: 6144px × 4766px
Photo credit: © piemags/GB24 / Alamy / Afripics
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