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Source Description
This is the left portion of what would have been a very large tapestry, intended to cover the wall of a nobleman's great hall. Tapestries, besides being decorative, were used to provide insulation against cold winter drafts. Scenes of hunting were common in such courtly contexts, as hunting was a popular activity of the land-owning classes. The central figure of this work may be the duke of Burgundy, Philip the Good (1396-1467).
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Document identity
localId
1950
label
Hunting Scene
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
1950
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Hunting Scene
description
This is the left portion of what would have been a very large tapestry, intended to cover the wall of a nobleman's great hall. Tapestries, besides being decorative, were used to provide insulation against cold winter drafts. Scenes of hunting were common in such courtly contexts, as hunting was a popular activity of the land-owning classes. The central figure of this work may be the duke of Burgundy, Philip the Good (1396-1467).
provenance
Raoul Heilbronner, Paris, by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1908, by purchase, Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1440-1460 (Renaissance)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
tapestries
fragment
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
361
height
170
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 142 1/8 x 66 15/16 in. (361 x 170 cm)
Source extras
cul
Medieval European
med
wool and silk
creator_ids
15361
collection_ids
none
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
seq
1
type
photo
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c5081b047b44d607
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no
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no
seq
2
type
photo
mediaId
a748572d8e884483
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no
hasDescription
no