Bathing scene of the tapestry series "La vie seigneuriale"

Unknown


Item type:
textile, clothing and costume
Date of creation:
ca. 1510-1520
Height:
285.0 cm  (112 3/16 in.)
Width:
285.0 cm  (112 3/16 in.)
Technique / Medium:
tapestry of sheep wool, silk

Description

This tapestry depicting a bathing scene belongs to a series of six items presenting idealized aspects of manorial life (“La vie seigneuriale”). In the center of the scene is naked woman taking a bath in an ornate fountain. Two musicians stand behind the bathing woman; the female musician plays lute while the male musician plays flute. A male attendant carries a sponge and a basket, two female attendants are holding a box of jewels and a platter of pastries.

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Lute [3394]
End-blown flute [3940]

RIdIM images



The images provided here were taken during a visit of the Musée de Cluny on 28 April 2024.

Image URLs

image link 3
Images of "La vie seigneuriale" on the website of the Musée de Cluny.

Bibliographic references

Le Bain et le Miroir: soins du corps et cosmétiques de l'Antiquité à la Renaissance, ed. by Isabelle Bardiès-Fronty, Michèle Bimbenet-Privat and Philippe Walter (Paris: Gallimard, 2009)

Musée de Cluny, Musée national du Moyen Âge, ed. by Xavier Dector et al. (Paris: Éditions de la Réunion des musées nationaux, 2015) 180.

RIdIM record id

10884