Sancho Panza's departure for the Isle of Barataria

Hecke, Peter van den (active 1711-died 1752)


Item type:
textile, clothing and costume
Date of creation:
1711-1752
Height:
314.6 cm  (123 7/8 in.)
Width:
591.2 cm  (232 3/4 in.)
Technique / Medium:
weft-faced tapestry technique with dyed wool and silk on warps of undyed wool

Additional titles

Scenes from the life of Don Quixote

    Item location

  • Frick Collection
    [Museum inv. no.: 1965.10.21]One of a set of eight entitled "Scenes from the Life of Don Quixote." The Frick Collection owns two.

Description

Don Quixote bids farewell to Sancho Panza. Two mounted soldiers play folded trumpets hung with banners.

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Trumpet [4446]

Image URLs

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Notes

One of a set of eight tapestries entitled "Scenes from the Life of Don Quixote." The Frick Collection owns two.

RIdIM record id

1641