God commands Noah to build ark. Coxie, Michiel (the Elder) (Netherlandish (before 1600) - Flanders, 1499-1592) (designed after) [painter] c. 1575-1600 Tapestry Dimensions: H 13' x W 11'10" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: J. P. Morgan coll., New York. French & Co. purchased from Morgan coll. (Parish Watson & He[rsc]hel) 8/15/1916 [SS 7020-24]. French & Co. [notation: "these tapestries were formerly "; lists purchasing & transferring shares from Watson, Knoedler & ]; sold, "Hearst" [SS 39099]. Inscriptions: C
God commands Noah to build ark. Coxie, Michiel (the Elder) (Netherlandish (before 1600) - Flanders, 1499-1592) (designed after) [painter] c. 1575-1600 Tapestry Dimensions: H 13' x W 11'10" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: J. P. Morgan coll., New York. French & Co. purchased from Morgan coll. (Parish Watson & He[rsc]hel) 8/15/1916 [SS 7020-24]. French & Co. [notation: "these tapestries were formerly "; lists purchasing & transferring shares from Watson, Knoedler & ]; sold, "Hearst" [SS 39099]. Inscriptions: City mark on lower guard, right; weaver mark on right guard, bottom Inscriptions: Inscription in upper border cartouche: NOE VIR IVSTVS CVM /.. In landscape, God announces flood & commands Noah to build ark (Genesis 6-7:4) (BRD) vases of oversize flowers & fruit; (UPR BRD) headed by cartouche with inscription The panel with stock number 2994 (GCPA 0239139) was purchased by French & Co. from J. P. Morgan on 8/18/1915. The tapestry went under restoration & "making up border" on 9/28/1916. The border matches the 5 panels sold to French & Co. as a set by J. P. Morgan in 1916, & thus has been included as a part of the set, making it a suite of 6 tapestries. 4 of the 6 panels from this set were up at auction at Sotheby's (London), 12/12/01. However, this panel, "God commands Noah to build ark" & "Flood & destruction of mankind" (GCPA: 0239139) (GCPA: 0239134) were not included in that sale (possibly dispsersed before the 2001 sale?). French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 7023-d [also lists: 39099] French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 39099 [also lists: 7020] Gent, Tapisseries du château de Wawel à Cracovie (1987), 20-25, ,2 Szablowski, Flemish tapestries at Wawel castle (1972), 75-187 Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0239132-0239139; compositionally similar set in series, Cracow, Wawel Castle, Refs. 8,9,11,14
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