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Four Servants, part of Telemachus Leading Theoclymenus to Penelope from The Story of Odysseus
Four Servants, , part of Telemachus Leading Theoclymenus to Penelope
Wool and silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave
Warp: Count: 8 warps per cm; wool: S-ply of three Z-spun elements; diameter: 0.8–1.0 mm
Weft: Count: varies from 17 to 30 wefts per cm; wool: S-ply of two Z-spun elements; diameters: 0.3–1.0 mm; silk: three yarns of S-ply of two Z-twisted elements; diameters: 0.6–1.0 mm; wool and silk: paired yarns of S-ply of two Z-spun wool elements and S-ply of two Z-twisted silk elements; diameters: 0.5–1.2 mmAfter a design by Jacob Jordaens (1593–1678)
Woven at the workshop of Jan van Leefdael (1603–1668)
Brussels/c. 1650
Description
Four Servants, part of Telemachus Leading Theoclymenus to Penelope from The Story of Odysseus is an internationally celebrated Wool and silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave
Warp: Count: 8 warps per cm; wool: S-ply of three Z-spun elements; diameter: 0.8–1.0 mm
Weft: Count: varies from 17 to 30 wefts per cm; wool: S-ply of two Z-spun elements; diameters: 0.3–1.0 mm; silk: three yarns of S-ply of two Z-twisted elements; diameters: 0.6–1.0 mm; wool and silk: paired yarns of S-ply of two Z-spun wool elements and S-ply of two Z-twisted silk elements; diameters: 0.5–1.2 mm created by Jan van Leefdael (c. 1650). From the collection of The Art Institute of Chicago.
Provenance
An unidentified Italian family, Rome, to 1890; sold to the Art Institute, with Rodolfo Amadeo Lanciani acting as agent, 1890.
Dimensions
351.2 × 424.8 cm (138 1/4 × 167 1/4 in.)
Movement / Period
Accession No
462
Official Citations
Curatorial Affinity Stream
Continuing the Universe of After a design by Jacob Jordaens (1593–1678) Woven at the workshop of Jan van Leefdael (1603–1668) Brussels
Baroque • Brussels • Harmonious Works & Contemporaries
Continuous Discovery