Tapestry "departure For The Hunt" - 20th Century

This tapestry was created in the 20th century after a hanging discovered in the 16th century in the Bordeaux region, attributed to the Ateliers des Flandres (Brussels) around 1500. This tapestry is exhibited at the Hôtel de Cluny (Paris). This masterpiece of medieval art shows us one of the favorite pastimes of the lords of the time, falcon hunting, also called in the 16th century "pleasant hunting" or "volley hunting." A noble activity par excellence because it requires not only means but also a certain skill; it is also an opportunity to display elegance. The hunters depicted correspond to this logic, since they control their birds themselves while being on horseback, in beautiful equipage. The attention to detail of the costumes, harnesses and physiognomies marks a production of the Low Countries. The background evokes the atmospheric perspectives of Flemish paintings of the Middle Ages. On a stone wall, at the head of the bed....
Width 180 cm, height 120 cm.