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Artist/Maker	Herzeele, Joost Van (maker)
Place of origin	Brussels (made)

This tapestry is woven with the arms of the Contarini, one of the most distinguished ruling families in Venice for several hundred years. It exemplifies the taste of Venetians for surrounding themselves in their city homes with garden and pastoral scenes. The museum has five tapestries in the set. This one shows a woodland glade with horsemen. It is an entre-fenetre, intended to be hung between windows.

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Category	Tapestry
Object type	Tapestry
Materials and techniques	Tapestry woven in wool and silk Wool Silk Tapestry
Brief description	Tapestry with Contarini Arms, Brussels, 1580s
Physical description	14 warp threads to inch. J.V.H. cipher, lower right galloon.
Dimensions	Left edge height: 224.7cm Right edge height: 222.5cm Top edge length: 133.1cm Bottom edge length: 134cm Top edge width: 1318mm Bottom edge width: 1342mm Proper right length: 2258mm Proper left length: 2220mm Weighed on roller weight: 18.5kg
Gallery label	Tapestry: a woodland glade with horsemen late 16th-early 17th century Brussels Wool and silk Arms of the Contarini family of Venice in the top border. Cipher: J. V. H., lower right galloon, attributed to Joost van Herzeele or Jan van den Hecke. Brussels mark. V&A:130A-1869 NB: this label is incorrect: date should be 'before 1589'(5 Oct 2006 - 7 Jan 2007)
Object history	Set of 5 tapestries (127 to 130 & a-1869) bought from Signor Gagliardi for £20
Summary	This tapestry is woven with the arms of the Contarini, one of the most distinguished ruling families in Venice for several hundred years. It exemplifies the taste of Venetians for surrounding themselves in their city homes with garden and pastoral scenes. The museum has five tapestries in the set. This one shows a woodland glade with horsemen. It is an entre-fenetre, intended to be hung between windows.
Bibliographic references	Guy Delmarcel, Flemish Tapestries, London, 1999 Victoria and Albert Museum : The Tapestry Collection, Medieval and Renaiassance, by George Wingfield Digby, 1980 Ajmar-Wollheim, Marta and Flora Dennis, At Home in Renaissance Italy, London: V&A Publishing, 2006.
Collection	Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number	130A-1869

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Record created	February 16, 2006
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O121123/tapestry-herzeele-joost-van/

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