Fragment of a Tapestry or Wall Hanging

COLLECTION NAME:

The AMICA Library

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AMICO~1~1

The AMICA Library

Collection

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AMICA ID:

MMA_.1990.211

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MMA_.1990.211

AMICA ID

false

AMICA Library Year:

2000

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2000

AMICA Library Year

false

Object Type:

Textiles

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Textiles

Object Type

false

Creator Nationality:

European; Northern European; German

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European; Northern European; German

Creator Nationality

false

Creator Name-CRT:

German

crt

German

Creator Name-CRT

false

Title:

Fragment of a Tapestry or Wall Hanging

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Fragment of a Tapestry or Wall Hanging

Title

false

View:

Full View

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Full View

View

false

Creation Date:

ca. 1420-1430

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ca. 1420-1430

Creation Date

false

Creation Start Date:

1420

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1420

Creation Start Date

false

Creation End Date:

1430

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1430

Creation End Date

false

Materials and Techniques:

Tapestry weave: wool on linen

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Tapestry weave: wool on linen

Materials and Techniques

false

Classification Term:

Textiles-Tapestries

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Textiles-Tapestries

Classification Term

false

Dimensions:

33 7/16 x 29 1/2 in. (85 x 75 cm)

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33 7/16 x 29 1/2 in. (85 x 75 cm)

Dimensions

false

AMICA Contributor:

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

AMICA Contributor

false

Owner Location:

New York, New York, USA

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New York, New York, USA

Owner Location

false

ID Number:

1990.211

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1990.211

ID Number

false

Credit Line:

The Cloisters Collection, 1990

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The Cloisters Collection, 1990

Credit Line

false

Rights:

http://www.metmuseum.org/

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<a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/"target="_new">http://www.metmuseum.org/</a>

Rights

false

Context:

This tapestry fragment represents a fabulous lionlike beast with pointed teeth, clawed feet, and a scaly rump. The remainder of the tapestry (or Rücklaken as such hangings are called in contemporary sources), which survives in the monastery of Muri Gries near Bolzano, represents courtly figures subduing similar fantastic animals. Such beasts, derived from those illustrated in classical and medieval texts on the nature of animals, symbolize vices related to concupiscence; they are subdued, which suggests the figures posed with them have conquered libidinous cravings. Such tapestries were displayed in domestic interiors at frieze level, offering decoration as well as insulation.

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<P>This tapestry fragment represents a fabulous lionlike beast with pointed teeth, clawed feet, and a scaly rump. The remainder of the tapestry (or Rücklaken as such hangings are called in contemporary sources), which survives in the monastery of Muri Gries near Bolzano, represents courtly figures subduing similar fantastic animals. Such beasts, derived from those illustrated in classical and medieval texts on the nature of animals, symbolize vices related to concupiscence; they are subdued, which suggests the figures posed with them have conquered libidinous cravings. Such tapestries were displayed in domestic interiors at frieze level, offering decoration as well as insulation.</P>

Context

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Fragment of a Tapestry or Wall Hanging