Justitia (Justice) from Los Honores
| Title | Justitia (Justice) from Los Honores |
|---|---|
| Artist | Presumably after a design by Bernard van Orley (Netherlandish, c. 1492-1542) and unidentified artists Possibly produced at the workshop of Pieter van Aelst (c. 1450–1533; top left corner); produced at an unknown workshop (remaining sections) Brussels (top left corner and center of lower section); Belgium or France, 1905/08 (remaining sections) |
| Date | 1525-1532 16th century |
| Medium | Wool and silk, slit and dovetailed tapestry weave Warp: Count: 6 warps per cm; wool: S-ply of three Z-spun elements; diameters: 0.4–0.7 mm Weft: Count: varies from 16 to 38 wefts per cm; wool: S-ply of two Z-spun elements; pairs of S-ply of two Z-spun elements; paired yarns of S-ply of two Z-spun elements and a single Z-spun element; diameters: 0.4–1.5 mm; silk: S-ply of two Z-twisted elements (may be replacement wefts); diameters: 0.4–1.0 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: 1.0–1.4 mm. Three-quarters of piece rewoven |
| Classification | weaving - tapestry |
| Origin | Brussels Brussels |
| Holding institution | Art Institute of Chicago |
| Credit line | Gift of Col. C. Michael Paul |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
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“Justitia (Justice) from Los Honores” is a work by Presumably after a design by Bernard van Orley (Netherlandish, c. 1492-1542) and unidentified artists Possibly produced at the workshop of Pieter van Aelst (c. 1450–1533; top left corner); produced at an unknown workshop (remaining sections) Brussels (top left corner and center of lower section); Belgium or France, 1905/08 (remaining sections), dated 1525-1532. It is executed in wool and silk, slit and dovetailed tapestry weave warp: count: 6 warps per cm; wool: s-ply of three z-spun elements; diameters: 0.4–0.7 mm weft: count: varies from 16 to 38 wefts per cm; wool: s-ply of two z-spun elements; pairs of s-ply of two z-spun elements; paired yarns of s-ply of two z-spun elements and a single z-spun element; diameters: 0.4–1.5 mm; silk: s-ply of two z-twisted elements (may be replacement wefts); diameters: 0.4–1.0 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: 1.0–1.4 mm. three-quarters of piece rewoven and classified as weaving - tapestry. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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