Alexander crosses river Granicus into Asia Minor. Coxie, Michiel (the Elder) (Netherlandish (before 1600) - Flanders, 1499-1592) (follower, designed after) [painter] Raes, Jan I (Flemish, ) (workshop, attr.) [weaver] Guebels, Jacques I (Netherlandish (before 1600) - Flanders, ) (workshop) [weaver] c. 1600 Tapestry Dimensions: H 365 x W 323 cm Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk; metallic thread (gold & silver) Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: Inventories of Carlos III (1788), Fernando VIII "Las Tapicerías de la Corona" (1880). Spain,
Alexander crosses river Granicus into Asia Minor. Coxie, Michiel (the Elder) (Netherlandish (before 1600) - Flanders, 1499-1592) (follower, designed after) [painter] Raes, Jan I (Flemish, ) (workshop, attr.) [weaver] Guebels, Jacques I (Netherlandish (before 1600) - Flanders, ) (workshop) [weaver] c. 1600 Tapestry Dimensions: H 365 x W 323 cm Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk; metallic thread (gold & silver) Culture: Flemish Weaving Center: Brussels Ownership History: Inventories of Carlos III (1788), Fernando VIII "Las Tapicerías de la Corona" (1880). Spain, Madrid, Palacio Real de Madrid, accno. Inscriptions: Weaver mark on right guard, bottom Inscriptions: Inscription in lower border: OMNIBUS INFESTVS River god & goddess [Misia & Adrastea] personify river Granius, they recline, surrounded by various animals [crab, leopard, boar, cheetah & stag]; Alexander crossed river Granius & turns back towards his cavalry (BRD) entrelats with flowers, fruits & figures; (L & R BRD) medallions with figural scenes; (UPR BRD) medallion in cartouche; (LWR BRD) cartouche with animals, with inscription beneath, flanked by terminal figures This set is composed of 2 groups of panels. The first, of a high quality of weaving, was produced between 1570-1580 in the workshop of Adriaan Blommaert (GCPA: 0237527, 0237530:0237533); the second, of a coarser weaving, was produced around 1600 in the workshop of Jan Raes I & Jacques Guebels I, whose monogram appears on the panels (GCPA: 0237528:0237529, 0237534:0237536). It should be noted that at least 1 panel in the first group carries a monogram formed by a cojoined "A" & "B", which Junquera de Vega identifies with "Andrés" or "Andries" Blommaert (). However, his dates are too late for these panels & the monogram might instead be identified with Adriaan Blommaert (). Also of note, Tom Campbell identifies 2 panels with the second group (GCPA: 0237528:0237529); de Vega adds
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