Caption

Figural tapestry, Scene: in the foreground at the edge of a forest, among low vegetation, dogs attack a wild boar; above, horseback riders with sabers or rifles; in the distance, urban buildings and a castle on a hill. Border with a motif of densely interwoven flowers and leaves. Motifs: flowers, floral ornaments, dogs, hunting, hunters, trees, horseman, forests, weapons., woven tapestry, decorative fabric; colors: brown, green, beige, red, gray. Date: 2nd half of the 17th century. Place of origin: Flanders. Dimensions: height 287 cm, width 291 cm., A rectangular woven tapestry with a wide beige fabric border and a central scene depicting a wooded outdoor setting in muted greens, browns, blues, and golds; within the scene a group of human figures and animals are arranged among dense foliage, trees, and flowering plants, with a few figures wearing garments in shades of brown and blue and a few animals showing beige and brown tones; the tapestry has a decorative floral border in green, pink, beige, and muted red around the central scene and shows areas of wear and textured woven detail throughout.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A12_115

License type

Rights managed

Available size

99.7Mb (11.9Mb) / 20.0in x 19.4in / 6000 x 5807 (300dpi)

Keywords

Figural tapestry Scene foreground edge forest low vegetation dogs attack wild boar horseback riders sabers rifles distance urban buildings castle hill Border motif densely interwoven flowers leaves Motifs flowers floral ornaments dogs hunting hunters trees horseman forests weapons woven tapestry decorative fabric colors brown green beige red gray Date 2nd half 17th century Place origin Flanders Dimensions height 287 cm width 291 cm rectangular woven tapestry wide beige fabric border central scene depicting wooded outdoor setting muted greens browns blues golds within scene group human figures animals arranged dense foliage flowering plants figures wearing garments shades blue showing brown tones tapestry decorative floral border pink muted red central scene areas wear textured woven detail .