probably A. Arras / Hunting Party with Falcons / about 1435

probably A. Arras
Hunting Party with Falcons
about 1435 - 1445
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Creator Name: Arras, A.
Creator Qualifier: Probably
Creator Nationality: European; Belgian
Creator Role: weavers
Creator Active Place: Arras
Creator Name-CRT: probably A. Arras
Title: Hunting Party with Falcons
View: front
Creation Start Date: 1435
Creation End Date: 1445
Creation Date: about 1435 - 1445
Object Type: Textiles
Classification Term: Tapestries
Materials and Techniques: wool
Dimensions: H.135 x W.128 in., irregular
AMICA Contributor: The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Owner Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
ID Number: 15.34
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. C.J. Martin for the Charles Jairus Martin Memorial Collection of Tapestries.
Rights: http://www.artsmia.org/restrictions.html
Context:

This tapestry is a fragment of a larger hanging that depicts ladies and gentlemen hunting with falcons. It shows various phases in the training and exercise of the birds, as well as the manner and dress of the nobility who enjoyed this social sport.

During the fifteenth century many tapestry designers indicated perspective by arranging various scenes one above the other. The figures near the bottom of the piece are meant to be in the foreground, closer to the viewer, while the scenes near the top are more distant.

AMICA ID: MIA_.15.34
Component Measured: overall
Measurement Unit: in
AMICA Library Year: 1998
Media Metadata Rights: ?The Minneapolis Institute of Arts

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