VÄVD TAPET, gobelängteknik, 350,5 x 372,5 cm, signerad Bryssel-Brabant, Flandern, 1500-talets mitt.
"Gud uppenbarar sig för Abraham (och avslöjar Sodom och Gomorrahs förstörelse)." Från serien Berättelsen om Abraham. Kartonger attribuerade till Pieter Coecke van Aelst (1502-1550).
Stor polykrom figurscen med Abraham och andra personer i landskap. Bred bård med blommor och frukter samt reserv med texten Apparverunt.Abraham.
Virtres.Occurre.Illes.Adoravit.Surrexunt.Versus.Sodomam. Sekundärbårder med löpande hund. Ull och silke. Fodrad.
Något reducerad. Slitage, något smutsig, smärre fläckar, skador och revor, ivävningar, lagad.
Litteratur
Elisabeth CLELAND, "Grand design: Pieter Coecke van Aelst and Renaissance tapestry", (utställningskatalog) New York, 2014, sid 234-253.
Övrig information
The editio princeps, counting 10 tapestries woven in wool, silk and plenty of metal thread, may have been commissioned by King Henry VIII and was delivered in London by 1544 (nowadays at Hampton Court Palace).
Many monarchs and statesmen across Europe followed this example by commissioning further editions with leading Brussels' weavers, as they considered Abraham one of the exemplary Old Testament Patriarchs - perfectly adequate to reflect their personal power.
Up to ten editions of this fabled set survive (partly). Most of these editions date from the mid 16th century and none of these documented tapestry sets carry a rich flower border similar to the present example. Please note that this piece underwent alterations (size) and presents therefore difficulties for further comparison.
https://www.royalcollection.org.uk/collection/1046/the-story-of-abraham-series