Prudentia (Prudence) from Los Honores

1525·Wool and silk; slit, dovetailed, and double interlocking tapestry weave Warp: Count: 7–8 warps per cm; wool: S-ply of three Z-spun elements; diameters: 0.5–1.0 mm Weft: Count: varies from 16 to 32 wefts per cm; wool: S-ply of two Z-spun elements; diameters: 0.4–1.0 mm; silk: S-ply of two Z-twisted elements (maybe replacement wefts); diameters: 0.4–0.9 mm. Right half of piece was rewoven.·567.1 × 466.9 cm (223 1/4 × 183 1/2 in.)

Gift of Col. C. Michael Paul

Catalogue

Year: 1525
Medium: Wool and silk; slit, dovetailed, and double interlocking tapestry weave Warp: Count: 7–8 warps per cm; wool: S-ply of three Z-spun elements; diameters: 0.5–1.0 mm Weft: Count: varies from 16 to 32 wefts per cm; wool: S-ply of two Z-spun elements; diameters: 0.4–1.0 mm; silk: S-ply of two Z-twisted elements (maybe replacement wefts); diameters: 0.4–0.9 mm. Right half of piece was rewoven.
Dimensions: 567.1 × 466.9 cm (223 1/4 × 183 1/2 in.)
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
Artist: Bernard van Orley

Artist

Bernard van Orley

Painting

Bernard van Orley, also called Barend or Barent van Orley, Bernaert van Orley or Barend van Brussel, was a versatile Flemish artist and representative of Dutch and Flemish Renaissance painting, who was equally active as a designer of tapestries and, at the end of his life, stained glass. Although he never visited Italy, he belongs to the group of Italianizing Flemish painters called the Romanists, who were influenced by Italian Renaissance painting, in his case especially by Raphael.

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