A FLEMISH EXOTIC LARGE-LEAF VERDURE TAPESTRY FRAGMENT
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A FLEMISH EXOTIC LARGE-LEAF VERDURE TAPESTRY FRAGMENT
SECOND QUARTER 16TH CENTURY
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Depicting a scene featuring a wild man and a mythical beast by a fountain
Approximately 7 ft. 1 in. (2 m. 16 cm.) x 9 ft. 1 in. (2 m. 77 cm.)
Lot Essay
The present lot relates to a lineage of the Medieval North European depictions of the 'Wild Man'. A kind of mythical figure, he represented the uncivilized and un-Christian forest dweller who could control animals and lived outside of the constraints of society (see Bernheimer, Wild Men in the Middle Ages, 1952). Oft depicted in German tapestries, the wild man was typically clothed in furs and bore a club and a shield, such as in the present lot (see Buri and Stucky-Schürer, Zahm und Wild, p. 52).
SECOND QUARTER 16TH CENTURY
Details
Depicting a scene featuring a wild man and a mythical beast by a fountain
Approximately 7 ft. 1 in. (2 m. 16 cm.) x 9 ft. 1 in. (2 m. 77 cm.)
Lot Essay
The present lot relates to a lineage of the Medieval North European depictions of the 'Wild Man'. A kind of mythical figure, he represented the uncivilized and un-Christian forest dweller who could control animals and lived outside of the constraints of society (see Bernheimer, Wild Men in the Middle Ages, 1952). Oft depicted in German tapestries, the wild man was typically clothed in furs and bore a club and a shield, such as in the present lot (see Buri and Stucky-Schürer, Zahm und Wild, p. 52).
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A FLEMISH EXOTIC LARGE-LEAF VERDURE TAPESTRY FRAGMENT
Estimate $5,000 - $8,000
Starting Price $2,400
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