Diana and Her Nymphs with the Ox Hunt

Provenance

Mrs. Melville N. Rothschild, Chicago, by Nov. 12, 1957 [incoming receipt, RX2390, Nov. 12, 1957; copy in curatorial object file]; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1958.

Diana and Her Nymphs with the Ox Hunt

Hans Bol

c. 1600

Accession Number

7957

Medium

Wool and silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave Warp: Count: 6–7 warps per cm; wool: S-ply of three Z-spun elements; diameters: 0.8–1.0 mm Weft: Count: varies from 20 to 34 wefts per cm; wool: S-ply of two Z-spun elements; diameters: 0.3–1.1 mm; silk; S-ply of two Z-twisted elements; pairs of S-ply of two Z-twisted elements; three yarns of S-ply of two Z-twisted silk elements; diameters: 0.7–1.2 mm

Dimensions

528.1 × 358 cm (208 × 140 7/8 in.)

Classification

weaving - tapestry

Museum

The Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. Melville N. Rothschild

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