After a design by Jacob Jordaens (1593–1678)
Woven at the workshop of Jan van Leefdael (1603–1668)
Brussels
Four Servants, part of Telemachus Leading Theoclymenus to Penelope from The Story of Odysseus
INV-0462
After a design by Jacob Jordaens (1593–1678)
Woven at the workshop of Jan van Leefdael (1603–1668)
Brusselsc. 1650
Four Servants, part of Telemachus Leading Theoclymenus to Penelope from The Story of Odysseus
After a design by Jacob Jordaens (1593–1678) Woven at the workshop of Jan van Leefdael (1603–1668) Brussels →weaving - tapestrytextile
Date
c. 1650
Medium
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
Dimensions
351.2 × 424.8 cm (138 1/4 × 167 1/4 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Gift of Charles J. Singer through the Antiquarian Society
Also notable
Works in the same vein
