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Tapestry: The Family of Darius Before Alexander
Flemish (Brussels)
16th century
Object Place: Brussels, Flanders
Medium/Technique
Wool and silk tapestry
Dimensions
267.4 x 261.7 cm (105 1/4 x 103 1/16 in.); Legacy dimension: H: 2.92; W: 2.58
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number17.1115
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionThe tapestry's central image depicts a scene with a female figure and two children respectfully greeting a male figure in red tunic and blue cape who is followed by three soldiers. This scene is framed on all four sides. The left, right, and bottom edges depict people in an architectural setting surrounded by foliage. The top of the frame is mainly decorated with foliage. At the center of the top frame is a flower arrangement with two angle-type figures on either side of it. Colors used include beige, blue, green, red, brown and gold. The textile is backed with a beige polyester fabric through which repairs have been made.
ProvenanceBy 1910, Denman Waldo Ross (b. 1853 - d. 1935), Cambridge, MA [see note 1]; 1917, gift of Denman Waldo Ross to the MFA. (Accession Date: March 29, 1917)
NOTES:
[1] Lent to the MFA June 7, 1910 - March 9, 1911.
NOTES:
[1] Lent to the MFA June 7, 1910 - March 9, 1911.