Revelation of St. John (7-10). Pannemaker, Wilhelm de (Netherlandish (before 1600) - Flanders, act. 1535-1578) (workshop) [weaver] c. 1550 Tapestry Dimensions: H 530 x W 880 cm Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk; metallic thread (gold); metallic thread (silver) Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: Inventory of Carlos II (1701-1703). Inventory of Carlos III (1788). Inventory of Fernando VII (1834). Spain, Segovia, Segovia, Palacio de San Ildefonso, accno. Inscriptions: Inscription in upper border cartouche [partially legible in photograph]: HOC EVAGE
Revelation of St. John (7-10). Pannemaker, Wilhelm de (Netherlandish (before 1600) - Flanders, act. 1535-1578) (workshop) [weaver] c. 1550 Tapestry Dimensions: H 530 x W 880 cm Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk; metallic thread (gold); metallic thread (silver) Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: Inventory of Carlos II (1701-1703). Inventory of Carlos III (1788). Inventory of Fernando VII (1834). Spain, Segovia, Segovia, Palacio de San Ildefonso, accno. Inscriptions: Inscription in upper border cartouche [partially legible in photograph]: HOC EVAGELLI (L to R), 7 angels with trumpets; 1st angel sounds trumpet, hail, fire & blood is cast upon earth; 2nd angel sounds trumpet, great burning mountain is cast into sea; 3rd angel sounds trumpet, great burning star (Wormwood) poisons rivers & fountains; 4th angel sounds trumpet, sun, moon & stars partially darkened; 5th angel sounds trumpet, falling star opens up bottomless pit, smoke comes out; 6th angel sounds trumpet, 4 angels of destruction are released; 7th angel sounds trumpet, adoration in heaven; adoration of Lamb, surrounded by 4 beasts, on Mount Sion by tribes of Israel (the 144-thousand); John kneels before mighty angel, wrapped in cloud, his legs are pillars of fire, which stand on land & in sea; plague of monstrous locusts with crowns, led by Apollyon (BRD) bunches of flowers twisting around central rod, interspersed with birds; (UPR BRD) central cartouche with inscription Junquera de Vega, Catalogo de Tapices, Vol. I (1986), 54-62, series 11, New York (Met), Resplendence (1991), 40-53, Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0239438-0239447, 0184324, 0184370
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