The Final Assault on the Boar, or December from a set of the Hunts of Maximilian
Medium
Wool, silk (19-21 warps per inch, 8-9 per cm.)
Dimensions
Overall: 169 1/2 x 207 in. (430.5 x 525.8 cm)
Classification
Textiles-Tapestries
Culture
French, Paris
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1935
Accession Number
35.74.1
Tags
About this artwork
This The Final Assault on the Boar, or December from a set of the Hunts of Maximilian by Manufacture Nationale des Gobelins|Bernard van Orley|Jean-Baptiste Mozin|Jean de La Croix|Dominique de La Croix|Louis XIV, King of France dating to designed ca. 1531, woven 1692–93 exemplifies the artistic traditions of French, Paris. Created in wool, silk (19-21 warps per inch, 8-9 per cm.), the work demonstrates technical mastery of materials and processes characteristic of French, Paris artisans. As part ...