Object Record
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Metadata
Title |
Diana Wounding a Satyr |
Object Number |
M.1938.174 |
Object Type |
Tapestry |
Artist/Creator |
Jacques Guebels & Jan Raes (ateliers) |
Date |
ca. 1600 |
Place of Origin |
Belgium, Brussels |
Description |
Rectangular wool-and-silk tapestry panel titled "Diana Wounding a Satyr" from the Diana series in the Gallery of Anderson House, woven in the atelier of Jacques Guebels and Jan Raes, Brussels (Flanders), ca. 1600. The goddess Diana stands in the center of the scene with her bow, having wounding a satyr. Diana wears a gold headpiece with a blue crescent moon, a blue dress, a red cloak with a blue-and-white design, and sandals. She holds a bow in her proper right hand and wears a quiver of arrows on her back. Her head is turned away from a satyr, which she has wounded, sitting under a tree at the right edge of the scene. They are surrounded by a wooded landscape, with animals in the foreground, stone ruins and a hunting group on the left side, and a lake, bridge, and villa in a clearing in the distance. The red-and-gold border of the tapestry bears a foliate design with classical figures in the corners and at the top and bottom center. The town mark for Brussels (a capital letter B in gold on either side of a red shield) is woven on the left side of the bottom galon (edge). The two makers' marks appear on the right galon (edge), with Raes’ mark at the top and Guebels’ mark at the bottom. With a linen backing. |
Materials |
Wool/Silk/Linen |
Dimensions |
161" h x 206" w |
Credit Line |
Gift of Isabel Anderson, 1938 |