Lot Essay
Jan Vervoert is recorded in Brussels in the first half 17th century as collaborating with Jan Raes on 'The Story of the Creation of Man' after Michiel Coxcie of which a set is in Madrid
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WITH WEAVER'S MONOGRAM FOR JAN VERVOERT, BRUSSELS, SECOND HALF 16TH CENTURY
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A FLEMISH HISTORICAL TAPESTRY FRAGMENT PROBABLY FROM THE STORY OF SCIPIO
WITH WEAVER'S MONOGRAM FOR JAN VERVOERT, BRUSSELS, SECOND HALF 16TH CENTURY
Woven in wool and silk, with a cavalery skirmish in the foreground and elephant in the background, within a plain outer slip, woven with inscription to the top right corner B/XX/ASE
217 cm. high x 271 cm. wide
WITH WEAVER'S MONOGRAM FOR JAN VERVOERT, BRUSSELS, SECOND HALF 16TH CENTURY
Woven in wool and silk, with a cavalery skirmish in the foreground and elephant in the background, within a plain outer slip, woven with inscription to the top right corner B/XX/ASE
217 cm. high x 271 cm. wide
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