Visit of three angels (three men). Kempener, Willem I (Netherlandish (before 1600) - Flanders, ) (workshop) [weaver] c. 1535-1540 Tapestry Dimensions: H 480 x W 801 cm Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels 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. Inscriptions: Inscription in upper border cartouche: DEVS APPARET ABRAE PRO /.. Inscriptions: Inscriptions in left, lower & right borders identifying alle
Visit of three angels (three men). Kempener, Willem I (Netherlandish (before 1600) - Flanders, ) (workshop) [weaver] c. 1535-1540 Tapestry Dimensions: H 480 x W 801 cm Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels 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. Inscriptions: Inscription in upper border cartouche: DEVS APPARET ABRAE PRO /.. Inscriptions: Inscriptions in left, lower & right borders identifying allegorical figures [some include]: TRINITAS, FAMA BONA, MISERICORDIA Before architectural setting, 3 angels appear before Abraham sitting by his house, & he kneels before them (Genesis 18); Abraham entertaining 3 angels in background (L & R BRD) 3 standing allegorical figures in architectural niches; (UPR BRD) scrolling foliage interspersed with grotesques, headed by central cartouche with inscription; (LWR BRD) arcade interspersed with seated allegorical figures Junquera de Vega, Catalogo de Tapices, Vol. I (1986), 206-213, series 29, Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0237677-0237682, 0238975
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