Hercules initiating Olympic games. unknown c. 1440-1450 Tapestry Dimensions: H 12'8" x W 15'8" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk Culture: Southern Netherlands Ownership History: French & Co. Scotland, Lanark, Glasgow, Burrell Collection. Inscriptions: Inscription in central field on Hercules's head-dress: HERCVLES Inscriptions: Inscription in central field on field: OLIMPPE Inscriptions: Inscription in central field on lady's arm: OVELIN/AS Inscriptions: Inscription in central field in banderole [not legible in photograph] Hercules on horseback (R, foreground), surrounded by noblemen
Hercules initiating Olympic games. unknown c. 1440-1450 Tapestry Dimensions: H 12'8" x W 15'8" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk Culture: Southern Netherlands Ownership History: French & Co. Scotland, Lanark, Glasgow, Burrell Collection. Inscriptions: Inscription in central field on Hercules's head-dress: HERCVLES Inscriptions: Inscription in central field on field: OLIMPPE Inscriptions: Inscription in central field on lady's arm: OVELIN/AS Inscriptions: Inscription in central field in banderole [not legible in photograph] Hercules on horseback (R, foreground), surrounded by noblemen & ladies on horseback No French & Co. stock sheet in archive, no stock number New York (Met), Tapestry in the Renaissance (2002), 86, Glasgow, Gothic Tapestries, 26 (illus.)
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