Feasting and maypole dance

Unknown (workshop of)

Teniers, David, III (1638-1685) (after a work of)

Teniers, David, II (1610-1690) (after a work of)


Item type:
textile, clothing and costume
Date of creation:
ca. 1700-1775
Height:
284.5 cm  (112 in.)
Width:
487.7 cm  (192 in.)
Technique / Medium:
tapestry
School:
Flemish

    Item location

  • Unknown
    Last documented owner: French & Co., New York in 1965.

Description

Dancing and feasting; a maypole is in the background. A seated man in a hat plays the triangle among other musicians playing cello and violin. The triangle is closed-ended and has four jingling rings.

Iconclass

43A1311
dancing around the maypole
43A131
vernal festivities, spring celebrations

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Triangle (with rings) (4 rings)
Violoncello [3582]
Violin [3573]

RIdIM images


Digital image courtesy of the Getty's Open Content Program.

Image URLs

image link 1
Photographic image of the tapestry in the Getty collection of tapestry study photos. (Accession no. 97.P.7, Original DB ID: 1409, Web DB ID: 305878).

Bibliographic references

Marillier, H. C. Handbook to the Teniers tapestries (London: Oxford University Press, 1932) 64, plate 32b.

RIdIM record id

5466