Bear Hunt and Falconry from a Hunts series

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Bear Hunt and Falconry from a Hunts series

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Date
c. 1525
Medium
Wool and silk; slit and single and double dovetailed tapestry weave Warp: Count: 5–6 warps per cm; wool: S-ply of two Z-spun elements; diameter: 1.0 mm Weft: Count: varies from 16 to 24 wefts per cm; wool: S-ply of- two Z-spun elements; pairs of S-ply of two Z-spun elements; diameters: 0.3–1.5 mm; silk: three yarns of S-ply of two Z-twisted elements; diameters: 0.4–0.6 mm
Culture
Belgium
Department
Textiles
Institution
Art Institute of Chicago
Object ID
88699

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This scene, the center section of a larger tapestry, depicts the dramatic pursuit of a bear, with falconers conducting a much tamer hunt in the background. Enthusiasm for hunting was widespread among the European aristocracy, and this popular pastime was a common subject for late medieval tapestries. Hunting was not simply a diversion for the privileged, but was also fundamental to the education of a nobleman, testing his intellectual and physical prowess. Hunts, which often took place over several days, were social occasion for both men and women. The women were often spectators, as this tapestry shows.

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Credit line
Purchased with funds provided by Mrs. Charles H. Schweppe through the Needlework and Textile Guild
Provenance
Demotte, Inc., New York, by Nov. 30, 1927 [incoming receipt, R3534, Nov. 30, 1927; copy in curatorial object file]; sold to the Art Institute, 1929

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