Vanity Sounds the Horn and Ignorance Unleashes the Hounds Overconfidence, Rashness, and Desire (from The Hunt of the Frail Stag)
Unknown Artist
ca. 1500–1525
Medium
Wool warp, wool and silk wefts, one place embroidered in wool yarn
Dimensions
Overall: 118 x 150in. (299.7 x 381cm)
Classification
Textiles-Tapestries
Culture
South Netherlandish
Department
Medieval Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Mary Stillman Harkness, 1950
Accession Number
50.145.4
Tags
AllegoryWomenDeerDogsHuntingHorns