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SOLD BY THE ORDER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE DAYTON ART INSTITUTE TO BENEFIT THE ACQUISITIONS FUND (LOTS 177-179) The following two tapestries almost certainly form part of a series depicting episodes from 'The Story of Troy'. The weaving of such a set is recorded twice in documents of Audenarde in 1623 and 1624. Jan Voet and Pieter Rombaut are recorded supplying the two sets, although it is not specified what borders were used. The unidentified weaver's monogram of 'AR' on the two offered lots suggest, however, that a third weaver was also manufacturing this series. During this period it was not unusual for a merchant to own the right to cartoons and to distribute the weaving to selected workshops. It is thus easily possible for the same designs to be woven by various weavers. The distinctive borders on these tapestries are based on the famous The Life of Noah tapestries originally woven by Willem de Pannemaker for the King of Spain, Philippe II, between 1563 and 1566. Philippe specified that he wanted to have the creation from the Genesis depicted. The designs met with great success and were widely copied in Flanders in the late 16th and early 17th century. The first documentary evidence of such borders in Audenarde is in the sale of a Solomon series being sold to a Pieter Brant by the merchant J. Ghuys in 1616. (I. de Meûter, M. Vanwelden et al., Tapisseries d'Audenarde du XVIe au XVIIIe siècle, Tielt, 1999, pp. 187 - 188.)

A FLEMISH HISTORICAL TAPESTRY

AUDENARDE, FIRST QUARTER 17TH CENTURY

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A FLEMISH HISTORICAL TAPESTRY
AUDENARDE, FIRST QUARTER 17TH CENTURY
Woven in silks and wools, depicting,'The Queen of Troy Hecuba is being informed of the landing of the Greeks' from 'The Story of Troy', the central field with a queen with an angel before her and with various attendants by a tent, the background with landed ships and a soldier's camp, within element borders with animals and within a blue guard border with weaver's monogram 'AR' and Audenaarde town's mark
13 ft. 7 in. (413 cm.) high, 19 ft. 3 in. (588 cm.) wide

Provenance

Bequest by Mrs. Harrie G. Carnell.

Literature

I. de Meûter, M. Vanwelden et al., Tapisseries d'Audenarde du XVIe au XVIIIe siècle, Tielt, 1999, pp. 187 - 188.

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