A FLEMISH HISTORICAL TAPESTRY, LATE 16TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY BY MARTIN REYMBOUTS OR CORNELIS MARTENS
A FLEMISH HISTORICAL TAPESTRY
LATE 16TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY BY MARTIN REYMBOUTS OR CORNELIS MARTENS
Woven in silks and wools, probably from the series of ‘The Trojan Wars’ and depicting the sacrifice of Iphigenia, daughter of Agamemnon, King of Mycenea, within elaborate borders decorated with allegorical figures and goddesses
11 ft. 4 in. x 10 ft. 4 in. (345 x 342 cm.)
Provenance
Christie’s, London, 29 May 1986, lot 188, where acquired by the present owner.
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A FLEMISH HISTORICAL TAPESTRY
LATE 16TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY BY MARTIN REYMBOUTS OR CORNELIS MARTENS
Woven in silks and wools, probably from the series of ‘The Trojan Wars’ and depicting the sacrifice of Iphigenia, daughter of Agamemnon, King of Mycenea, within elaborate borders decorated with allegorical figures and goddesses
11 ft. 4 in. x 10 ft. 4 in. (345 x 342 cm.)
Provenance
Christie’s, London, 29 May 1986, lot 188, where acquired by the present owner.
Pre-Lot Text
PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
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