Fragment de tapisserie de l'Histoire de Béatrice, Pays-Bas méridionnaux, troisième quart du XVe siècle

en laine et soie, représentant des personnages médiévaux dans un paysage architecturé, certains personnages avec leur nom indiqué en lettres gothiques Beatris et Herius ; (réduite en hauteur et en largeur ; restaurations)

This fragment of a larger tapestry is not lined. The original selvedge is present and partially turned under on the right side and there is later reinforcement on the outer left vertical edge. The reduction in height has resulted in the lower section of the composition being lacking, for example none of the feet are visible. There are some small repairs and sections of reweaving to the dark brown for example the shadow of the architectural niche at the top right corner as visible on the photograph. Very decorative and lovely example of early weaving with particularly charming attention to the costumes with balanced present composition and colours overall. It is recommended that the tapestry be lined and the Velcro attached across the top for hanging.
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Pour des exemples de tapisserie comparables, figurant des costumes caractéristiques de la mode de la fin du XVe siècle, vers 1470, voir le fragment intitulé "Six courtisans", Pays-Bas méridionnaux, vers 1465-1480, illustré dans Adolph Cavallo, Medieval Tapestries in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1993, Cat. no. 12, pp. 224-228, ainsi que celui du Bal des Sauvages (Notre-Dame de Nantilly, Saumur).

Une autre tapisserie comprenant des groupes de personnages dont certains noms sont tissés comme Bégue et Garin, provenant de l'ancienne collection Octave Hombourg, a été vendue chez Sotheby’s à Monaco, les 25-26 juin 1984, lot 966.

For stylistically comparable tapestry fragments with the distinctive costumes, bodices and tall hennin and veil, fashionable in the late 15^th century, circa 1470, see and unidentified allegorical fragment, Southern Netherlands, circa 1465-1480, depicting ‘ Six Courtiers’, see Adolph Cavallo, Medieval Tapestries in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1993, Cat. no. 12, pp.224-228, and fragment of the Bal des Sauvages tapestry (Notre-Dame de Nantilly, Saumur. Another fragment, with compartmentalised group of figures including woven names Bégue and Garin, within the figural grouping, from the Collection Octave Hombourg, was sold Sotheby’s, Monaco, 25-26  June 1984, lot 966.