A Tapestry,
Brussels, c. height 346 x width 391 cm, first half of the 17th century. Important, finely woven pictorial carpet with biblical depictions. In the centre of the picture, a bull is being sacrificed at a small altar, while a procession of people wearing laurel wreaths is approaching. The stoning of the martyr Stephen is depicted in a wooded landscape in the background. The divided border features allegorical figures and colourful flower decor, each with a vignette depicting an aristocratic couple in a castle park. The lower galloon features the city mark of Brussels with shield and "BB" (Brabant Brussels), and on the far right there is the mark of a master workshop. Both Jan and Hendrick Mattens, who were active at the same time, used this monogram. A similar tapestry, titled "Sacrifice of Noah", is preserved in the Royal Spanish Collection in Madrid. With a few losses, tears, and old repairs, in original condition. (VP)
Cf.:
P. Junquera and C. Diaz Gallegos, Catalogo de Tapices del Patrimonio Nacional, Madrid 1986, vol. II, p. 176.
Specialist: Vincent Pillinger
Vincent Pillinger
+43-1-515 60-314
vincent.pillinger@dorotheum.at
05.09.2022 - 15:35
- Realized price: **
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EUR 12,800.-
- Starting bid:
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EUR 10,000.-
A Tapestry,
Brussels, c. height 346 x width 391 cm, first half of the 17th century. Important, finely woven pictorial carpet with biblical depictions. In the centre of the picture, a bull is being sacrificed at a small altar, while a procession of people wearing laurel wreaths is approaching. The stoning of the martyr Stephen is depicted in a wooded landscape in the background. The divided border features allegorical figures and colourful flower decor, each with a vignette depicting an aristocratic couple in a castle park. The lower galloon features the city mark of Brussels with shield and "BB" (Brabant Brussels), and on the far right there is the mark of a master workshop. Both Jan and Hendrick Mattens, who were active at the same time, used this monogram. A similar tapestry, titled "Sacrifice of Noah", is preserved in the Royal Spanish Collection in Madrid. With a few losses, tears, and old repairs, in original condition. (VP)
Cf.:
P. Junquera and C. Diaz Gallegos, Catalogo de Tapices del Patrimonio Nacional, Madrid 1986, vol. II, p. 176.
Specialist: Vincent Pillinger
Vincent Pillinger
+43-1-515 60-314
vincent.pillinger@dorotheum.at
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| Auction: | Property from Aristocratic Estates and Important Provenance |
| Auction type: | Online auction |
| Date: | 05.09.2022 - 15:35 |
| Location: | Vienna | Palais Dorotheum |
| Exhibition: | 30.08. - 05.09.2022 |
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