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Hunting Scene
This is the left portion of what would have been a very large tapestry, intended to cover the wall of a nobleman's great hall. Tapestries, besides being decorative, were used to provide insulation against cold winter drafts. Scenes of hunting were common in such courtly contexts, as hunting was a popular activity of the land-owning classes. The central figure of this work may be the duke of Burgundy, Philip the Good (1396-1467).
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Raoul Heilbronner, Paris, by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1908, by purchase, Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Tournai? (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Overall: 142 1/8 x 66 15/16 in. (361 x 170 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1908
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
82.14