Meeting of Alexander and Jaddus. Mander, Karel van II (Flemish, ) (author of design workshop) [painter weaver] c. 1620 Tapestry Dimensions: H 14'2" x W 17' Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk Culture: Dutch Weaving Center: Delft Ownership History: San Donato sale (Prince Paul Demidoff) Florence, 1880. French & Co. purchased from Max Foxman, payment 8/25/1953. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, given by the Vereniging Rembrandt in 1961. Netherlands, North Holland, Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum, accno. BK 1961-52. Inscriptions: City mark on lower guard, left of center Inscriptions: Woven signat
Meeting of Alexander and Jaddus. Mander, Karel van II (Flemish, ) (author of design workshop) [painter weaver] c. 1620 Tapestry Dimensions: H 14'2" x W 17' Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk Culture: Dutch Weaving Center: Delft Ownership History: San Donato sale (Prince Paul Demidoff) Florence, 1880. French & Co. purchased from Max Foxman, payment 8/25/1953. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, given by the Vereniging Rembrandt in 1961. Netherlands, North Holland, Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum, accno. BK 1961-52. Inscriptions: City mark on lower guard, left of center Inscriptions: Woven signature in lower inner guard, center: IKMANDER FECIT Alexander kneels before Jaddus (center); high priest of Jerusalem; Jerusalem cityscape (center, background) (BRD) stylized foliage motif with birds, wreaths in corners This panel is 1 out of a set of 9; all sold from the Palace of San Donato in Florence in 1880 by Prince Paul Demidoff. Note that the letters "K" & "M" in his woven signature form a monogram & his woven signature is not always consistent. Notations on stock sheet: 12/27/1960 chgs. Katy Mate repair & cleaning. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 53722 [also lists: 35365, as old no.] Amsterdam, (Rijks.), Dawn of the Golden Age (1993), 424, 425, no. 82 Göbel, Tapestries Lowlands (1974), 91 Göbel, Wandteppiche I:2 (1923), Rijksmuseum, Wandtapijten 2 (1971), 32-33 Palais San Donato (Mar. 15 1880), lot 109 Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0181783-0181786; stylistically & iconographically similar tapestry (same border; see Göbel, 1923 ).
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