Landing at Calcutta. Grenier, Jean (Netherlandish (before 1600) - Flanders, ) (workshop, attr.) [weaver] Poissonier, Arnould (Netherlandish (before 1600) - Flanders, ) (workshop, attr.) [weaver] c. 1500-1510 Tapestry Dimensions: H 13' x W 25'3" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Southern Netherlands Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Le Comte Louis de Dreux Brezé [Anjou or Paris?] 4/28/1959; sold to Banco Nacional Ultramarino 3/10/1961. Portugal, Lisboa, Lisbon, Banco Nacional Ultramarino. King of Calcutta greeted by messenger of Vasco de Ga

Landing at Calcutta. Grenier, Jean (Netherlandish (before 1600) - Flanders, ) (workshop, attr.) [weaver] Poissonier, Arnould (Netherlandish (before 1600) - Flanders, ) (workshop, attr.) [weaver] c. 1500-1510 Tapestry Dimensions: H 13' x W 25'3" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Southern Netherlands Ownership History: French & Co. purchased from Le Comte Louis de Dreux Brezé [Anjou or Paris?] 4/28/1959; sold to Banco Nacional Ultramarino 3/10/1961. Portugal, Lisboa, Lisbon, Banco Nacional Ultramarino. King of Calcutta greeted by messenger of Vasco de Gama whose ships arrive in harbor, animals in cages are brought to shore (L, LWR & R BRD) garlands of flowers banded together with fan-like motifs; (UPR BRD) stylized foliage terminating in acorns, large acorn in center flanked by 2 small cherubim Possibly woven in Tournai (Campbell). GCPA 0240592 is shown on same print as GCPA 0184396 & 0184397 (Dimitrova). French & Co. stock sheet in archive, B-566-x V & A, Tapestry Collection (1980), 30-32, Delmarcel, Flemish Tapestry (1999), 164,165 Ackerman, Rockefeller McCormick tapestries (1932), Asselberghs, Tapisserie tournaisienne (1968), 12-16 New York (Met), Tapestry in the Renaissance (2002), 140, Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0240584-0240585, 0240589-0240592, 0184396-0184397; compositionally similar tapestry (fragment version, right side only) GCPA 0240586-0240587

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