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Antique Tapestry 12'0'' X 13'0'', Item # 3846
Type: TAPESTRY
Origin: BRUSSELS
Circa: 17 Century
Size/Feet & Inches: 12'0'' x 13'0''
Size/Meters: 3.66 x 3.96
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Item Number: 3846
Origin: BRUSSELS
Circa: 17 Century
Size/Feet & Inches: 12'0'' x 13'0''
Size/Meters: 3.66 x 3.96
$$$$
Item Number: 3846
A Baroque Brussels tapestry from the 17th century, signed by Marcus de Vos, depicting Proserpine (Persephone) reaching for a pomegranate, and on the right side a dragon, probably from the chariot of Ceres, within a dense landscape; a satyr watches from behind a tree; in the center distance three figures rowing a canoe to shore; on the right side Cerberus, a centaur, satyrs and various figures appear; enclosed within dense ribbon-tied fruit and floral borders; the lower selvage with the Brussels town mark and the weaver’s signature, ‘MARCVS.DE.VOS.’ Marcus de Vos, recorded as working in Brussels from 1655-1700.
