Rape of Ganymede. Pannemaker, Wilhelm de (Netherlandish (before 1600) - Flanders, act. 1535-1578) (workshop) [weaver] Vermeyen, Jan Cornelis (Barbalonga) (Netherlandish (before 1600) - North Netherlands, ) (author of design) [painter] c. 1545-1550 Tapestry Dimensions: H 348 x W 335 cm Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk; metallic thread (silver); metallic thread (gold) Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: Spain, Segovia, Segovia, Palacio de San Ildefonso, accno. A. 257-7420. Inscriptions: Inscription in upper border: Ganimedes fert louis, ales Ganymed
Rape of Ganymede. Pannemaker, Wilhelm de (Netherlandish (before 1600) - Flanders, act. 1535-1578) (workshop) [weaver] Vermeyen, Jan Cornelis (Barbalonga) (Netherlandish (before 1600) - North Netherlands, ) (author of design) [painter] c. 1545-1550 Tapestry Dimensions: H 348 x W 335 cm Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk; metallic thread (silver); metallic thread (gold) Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: Spain, Segovia, Segovia, Palacio de San Ildefonso, accno. A. 257-7420. Inscriptions: Inscription in upper border: Ganimedes fert louis, ales Ganymede carried off by eagle of Jupiter (Zeus) (BRD) inner band with stylized egg & dart molding; grotesque masks with fruit in corners; cartouche in center of each border: (LWR BRD) cornucopia, (L & R BRD) fauns, (UPR BRD) inscription Junquera de Vega, Catalogo de Tapices, Vol. I (1986), 134-139 Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0236988-0236992
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