Minneapolis Institute of Art

Courtly Personages in a Landscape

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Date: c. 1520–25
Medium: Wool, silk, tapestry weave
Department: European Art
Institution: Minneapolis Institute of Art
Object ID: 1603

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This is a fragment of a larger tapestry and therefore we can only speculate from the elaborate clothing and the numerous people depicted that this was a courtly gathering. It is possible that it represented an international meeting, as the scimitar-like sword worn by the missing figure at the left may identify an Eastern visitor to a Western court. Belgium, Europe

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Credit line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James B. Mabon in memory of Elise Smith Mabon

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