COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
MIA_.33.23.1
AMICA Library Year:
1998
Object Type:
Textiles
Creator Name:
van Orley, Bernard
Creator Nationality:
European; French
Creator Role:
artist
Creator Dates/Places:
active 16th century
Gender:
M
Creator Active Date:
16th century
Creator Name-CRT:
after Bernard van Orley
Title:
Awaiting the Chase
View:
Front
Creation Date:
about 1650
Creation Start Date:
1640
Creation End Date:
1660
Materials and Techniques:
wool, silk
Classification Term:
tapestries
Creation Place:
probably France
Dimensions:
H.159 x W.125 in., irregular
Component Measured:
overall, irregular
Measurement Unit:
in
AMICA Contributor:
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Owner Location:
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
ID Number:
33.23.1
Credit Line:
The William Hood Dunwoody Fund
Context:
The sport of hunting, which was enjoyed by European aristocracy, was a particularly popular theme for tapestries woven both in Flanders and France. Tapestries were most often woven in sets. These sets were made up of a number of wall hangings that have the same borders surrounding distinct images with related themes. The size of a set of tapestries can be as small as four pieces, one for each wall of a room, or as large as twelve hangings, which would have been placed between doorways and windows in a grand hall. Themes ranged from specific historical or biblical events to something as general as the seasons or the months of the year.
Related Image Identifier Link:
MIA_.1840c.tif
