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Winter from a set of The Seasons of Lucas

Designer Master of the Months of Lucas Netherlandish
Manufactory Probably by Manufacture Nationale des Gobelins French
designed ca. 1535, woven late 17th century
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Winter from a set of The Seasons of Lucas
  • Designer: Master of the Months of Lucas (Netherlandish, active about 1535)
  • Manufactory: Probably by Manufacture Nationale des Gobelins (French, established 1662)
  • Date: designed ca. 1535, woven late 17th century
  • Culture: French, probably Paris
  • Medium: Wool, silk (20-21 warps per inch, 8-9 per cm.)
  • Dimensions: 10 ft. 4 in. × 14 ft. 2 in. (315 × 431.8 cm)
  • Classification: Textiles-Tapestries
  • Credit Line: Gift of Olivia M. Cutting, in memory of her husband, William Bayard Cutting, 1950
  • Object Number: 50.14.3
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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