The Stag at Bay (From Incidents in a Stag Hunt)

Art Historical Context

Step into the thrilling world of late medieval hunting with *The Stag at BayFrom Incidents in aag Hunt)*, a South Netherlandish tapestry around 1495–1515. This expansive wool-on-wool textile, measuring an impressive 91 x 144 inches, captures a dramatic moment in a noble stag hunt: hunters on horseback, flanked by fierce hounds, close in on their weary prey at bay. Such scenes were a staple of elite European culture, symbolizing chivalric prowess, endurance, and the harmony between man and nature—or beast. Crafted in the renowned weaving centers of Flanders (modern-day Belgium), this piece exe...