Story of Perseus and Andromeda

Unknown (Netherlandish)


Item type:
textile, clothing and costume
Date of creation:
early 16th century
Height:
320.5 cm  (126 3/16 in.)
Width:
446.8 cm  (175 15/16 in.)
Technique / Medium:
tapestry weave: wool and silk

    Item location

  • Cleveland Museum of Art
    [Museum inv. no.: 1927.487]

Description

In the upper left corner, left to right, musicians play a shawm and two straight trumpets. To their right, men play a straight trumpet, harp, shawm, and lute. All of the instruments are partially obscured by overlapping figures.

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Shawm [4258]
Trumpet [4446] (straight)
Harp [3285] (8 strings)
Shawm [4258] (reed, one hole)

RIdIM images


Image URLs

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RIdIM record id

2173