Art Institute of Chicago
Four Servants, part of Telemachus Leading Theoclymenus to Penelope from The Story of Odysseus
After a design by Jacob Jordaens (1593–1678)
- Date
- c. 1650
- Medium
- Wool and silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave Warp: Count: 8 warps per cm; wool: S-ply of three Z-spun elements; diameter: 0.8–1.0 mm Weft: Count: varies from 17 to 30 wefts per cm; wool: S-ply of two Z-spun elements; diameters: 0.3–1.0 mm; silk: three yarns of S-ply of two Z-twisted elements; diameters: 0.6–1.0 mm; wool and silk: paired yarns of S-ply of two Z-spun wool elements and S-ply of two Z-twisted silk elements; diameters: 0.5–1.2 mm
- Culture
- Brussels
- Department
- Textiles
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
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- Object type
- AAT300435669
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