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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1951.34.A-B
People
Unidentified Artist
Title
Landscape with a Temple (tapestry in two halves)
Classification
Textile Arts
Work Type
tapestry
Date
early 17th century
Places
Creation Place: Europe
Culture
Flemish
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/327666

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Textile fibers
Dimensions
each section: 309.9 x 124.5 cm (122 x 49 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Ross Whistler, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1951

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Ross Whistler
Accession Year
1951
Object Number
1951.34.A-B
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
This tapestry is two fragments of a verdure tapestry depicting a landscape with a temple in the distance. The border shows flower garlands held aloft by putti. It is an example of Oudenaarde tapestry production from the early seventeenth century.

Verification Level

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