A Gothic mythological Tapestry fragment

32 - A Gothic mythological Tapestry fragment

Franco-Flemish, probably Brusells, early 16th century Vielfigurige Darstellung einer höfischen Gesellschaft. Im Zentrum der rechten, aus sechs Woven in wools and silks. Minor reweaving, lacking borders. der Herrscher Spartas Menelaos. An seiner Seite ist die junge, schöne Helena, die einen 204 x 190 cm linken Bildrand bildet sich eine Gruppe aus zwei Damen und zwei Jünglingen, hinter denen The tapestry is depicting various groupings of figures. It shows figures in fashionable contemporary 16th century dress. It is depicting Menelaus from the story of Troy, with an interior scene. "mene laus" is inscribed on the man's robe. In the center Helena receives a cup from a woman who is holding a sceptre. Several courtly figures look on. A group of vessels are displayed on a shelf to the left. There are trees in the distance. Gewänder in kontrastierendem Rot, Grün und Blau mit hell schattierten Falten aus. Der The poem "Le Roman de Troie", written by Benoît de Sainte-Maure between 1155 and 1160, was a medieval retelling on the epic theme of the Trojan War which inspired a body of literature and art. Le Roman de Troie influenced the works of many in the West, including Chaucer and Shakespeare. The audience for Benoît's famous poem was an aristocratic one, for whom this retelling, and the romans antiques in general, served a moral purpose, a "mirror for princes" within the larger didactic genre of mirror literature. bekannte Epos Homers, die Ilias, sondern zwei angeblich von Augenzeugen verfasste, One of the most successful sets of the late 15th century showing the Trojan War was supplied in 1472 to Charles the Bold. Other editions of the same set were sold to Frederico da Montefeltro in 1476 and to King Henry VII of England in 1488. In 1492-93 yet other copies are mentioned in the possesion of King Charles VIII of France and King Ferdinand of Naples, and finally Matthias Corvius, king of Hungary, owned a set in 1495. The most important group consist of four pieces is now in the cathedral of Zamora. bedeutsam, denn die französischen Könige leiteten damals ihre Abstammung von einem Literatur: Ausstellungskatalog: Chefs-d`oeuvre de la tapisserie du XIVe au XVIe siècle, Paris 1973, 49-52. G. Delmarcel: Flemish Tapestry, Tielt 1999, 36.

Franco-Flämisch, wohl Brüssel, Anfang 16. Jh.

Catalogueprice: 20.000 - 30.000 €

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