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The Killing of the Wild Boar (Month of December) 
From a twelve-piece Hunts of Maximilian
Design by Bernaert van Orley, ca. 1528–31
Woven in the Dermoyen workshop, Brussels, 1531–33
Wool, silk, and silver- and gilt-metal-wrapped thread; 14 ft. 5 1/4 in. x 19 ft. 10 1/4 in. (440 x 605 cm)
Mark of the Dermoyen workshop (lower right selvage)
Département des Objets d'Art, Musée du Louvre, Paris



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