Aeneas Killing Stags
Tapestry
ca. 1540-1570 (made)
ca. 1540-1570 (made)
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Tapestry woven in wool and silk showing Aeneas with 'antique' armour, a cloak and soft headgear like a Phrygian cap, standing on the left. He has just shot an arrow into the neck of a stag, and a dead stag is lying on the ground behind it. At the right, among some trees, Achates with a spear dispatches another stag. In the wooded distance Trojans carry more dead stags towards a table set up on the shore. Their ships are moored at the left.
The border consists of a wide palm-tree stem wound round with clusters of fruit and flowers, and seventeen small creatures, mostly birds.
Warp count 16-17 to inch.
The border consists of a wide palm-tree stem wound round with clusters of fruit and flowers, and seventeen small creatures, mostly birds.
Warp count 16-17 to inch.
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Title | Aeneas Killing Stags |
Materials and techniques | Tapestry woven in wool and silk |
Brief description | Tapestry woven in wool and silk 'Aeneas Killing Stags', Brussels, ca. 1540-1570. |
Physical description | Tapestry woven in wool and silk showing Aeneas with 'antique' armour, a cloak and soft headgear like a Phrygian cap, standing on the left. He has just shot an arrow into the neck of a stag, and a dead stag is lying on the ground behind it. At the right, among some trees, Achates with a spear dispatches another stag. In the wooded distance Trojans carry more dead stags towards a table set up on the shore. Their ships are moored at the left. The border consists of a wide palm-tree stem wound round with clusters of fruit and flowers, and seventeen small creatures, mostly birds. Warp count 16-17 to inch. |
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Accession number | T.260-1982 |
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Record created | July 20, 2004 |
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