FLEMISH MYTHOLOGICAL TAPESTRY OF THE DEATH OF PENTHEUS
PROBABLY OUDENAARDE, LATE 16TH CENTURY
£4,000
Auction: 22 October 2013 at 18:00 BST
Description
woven in wool, depicting a scene from Ovid's 'Metamorphoses' when King Pentheus is set upon by the Maenads and killed, in a four sided deep border with foliate scrolls and cartouches, marked at the corners with masks
Dimensions
343cm long x 203cm high