Feast of Ahasuerus and downfall of Queen Vashti (Astin). unknown c. 1470 Tapestry Dimensions: H 13'9" x W 28' Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool (warp: 5-6/cm); wool & silk Culture: Southern Netherlands Ownership History: Gift to Cathedral of Archbishop D. Alonso de Aragón (Inventory of 1521). French & Co. Spain, Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Cathedral of La Seo. Inscriptions: Inscription in central field on banderole at top left: Assuerus rex Inscriptions: Inscription in central field on banderole at top left of center: Cum Assuerus Inscriptions: Inscription in central field on bandero
Feast of Ahasuerus and downfall of Queen Vashti (Astin). unknown c. 1470 Tapestry Dimensions: H 13'9" x W 28' Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool (warp: 5-6/cm); wool & silk Culture: Southern Netherlands Ownership History: Gift to Cathedral of Archbishop D. Alonso de Aragón (Inventory of 1521). French & Co. Spain, Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Cathedral of La Seo. Inscriptions: Inscription in central field on banderole at top left: Assuerus rex Inscriptions: Inscription in central field on banderole at top left of center: Cum Assuerus Inscriptions: Inscription in central field on banderole at top right of center: Ad regis Inscriptions: Inscription in central field on banderole at top right: Consilio principum et Inscriptions: Inscriptions in central field identifying figures [including]: vashti Column divides scene in half; left, King Ahasuerus seated at banquet table, surrounded by courtiers, entertainers & male attendants; right, enthroned Queen Vashti, surrounded by courtiers, refuses to come to King Ahasuerus; Vashti escorted by Ahasuerus' 7 eunuchs No French & Co. stock sheet in archive, no stock number Torra, Tapices de la Seo de Zaragoza (1985), 100-121, series IV, Adelson, European Tapestry (1994), 36-51, , footnote 56 Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0240087-0240089; other panels in series: GCPA 0240084-0240091; France, Nancy, Musée historique lorrain, 2 panels of "Disobedience of Vashti (Astin)"
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