CIRCA 1510-1530

細節

A FRANCO-FLEMISH SEIGNEURIAL TAPESTRY
CIRCA 1510-1530
Woven in wools and silks, depicting a courtly scene with an enthroned couple receiving visitors, within a landscape with flowers in the foreground; extensive areas of restoration and reweaving
8 ft. 5 in. x 8 ft. (255 cm. x 243 cm.)

來源

By family tradition from the Château de Cheverny.

注意事項

No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 15% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

拍品專文

The central composition of this tapestry, with the courtly dressed couple gesturing towards each other, closely relates to that of a panel in The Metropolitan Museum of Art (A.S. Cavallo, Medieval Tapestries in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1993, cat. 41, p. 512), depicting The Prodigal Son Offering Jewels to Luxuria and another sold anonymously, Christie's, London, 10 November 2005, lot 120. In each instance, however, the main couple is being presented with a casket of jewels, hinting at the story being told. The nearly identical figure composition of the offered tapestry indicates that the designs for this tapestry formed part of a stock design that would be adapted by each producer to the patron's wishes.