Lot Essay
Diana, goddess of the earth, the sky and the underworld, was a symbol for Chastity and was sometimes aided by Minerva in that role.
The border is typical for a group of mythological subjects woven in Brussels in the late 17th Century and early 18th Century. A tapestry depicting Euridice Bitten by a Snake with very closely related borders is illustrated in G. Delmarcel and A. Volckaert, Flemish Tapestries, exhibition catalogue, Luxembourg, 1995, p.61, cat 19.
The border is typical for a group of mythological subjects woven in Brussels in the late 17th Century and early 18th Century. A tapestry depicting Euridice Bitten by a Snake with very closely related borders is illustrated in G. Delmarcel and A. Volckaert, Flemish Tapestries, exhibition catalogue, Luxembourg, 1995, p.61, cat 19.