Venus and Adonis (?) with the Duck Hunt
<p>Based on the 10th book of Ovid’s <em>Metamorphoses</em>, this scene may depict the goddess Venus and the hunter Adonis at the moment in which she warns him about the dangers of hunting. Ignoring her warning, Adonis is later killed by a boar. In the background, men in contemporary dress conduct a hunt, a popular pastime of the privileged elite. The border of the tapestry displays an array of allegorical, biblical, and mythological scenes and figures. Overall the composition gives the impression of receding space, which is characteristic of late-16th- and early-17th-century Flemish production.</p>
Catalogue
- Year
- 1590
- Dimensions
- 262.5 × 344.4 cm (103 3/8 × 135 3/8 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Artist
- Jacques Geubels, I
Artist
Textile
Presumably woven at the workshop of Jacques I Geubels (died 1601/05) or his widow Catharina van den Eynde (died before 1629)
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- Jacques Geubels, I
- Year
- 1590
- Dimensions
- 262.5 × 344.4 cm (103 3/8 × 135 3/8 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1590-015913
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
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- verified
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