Cleveland Museum of Art

Fragment of a Band with Male Figure Leading Mounted Female Figure with Falcon

Date

1500s–1600s

Medium

Bleached linen (est.): needle lace; filet/lacis (knotted ground and darned in two directions)

Culture

Italy

Department

Textiles

Institution

Cleveland Museum of Art

This fragment may depict a hunting scene. A male figure leads a female figure on horseback. The male figure, possibly of non-western heritage, seems to carry a weapon in his right hand and the bird he has hunted in his left. The forward tilt of the male figure and the horse’s raised hooves create a sense of dynamic movement.

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