Shepherds in a Round Dance
| Title | Shepherds in a Round Dance |
|---|---|
| Date | around 1500 16th century |
| Medium | Wool and silk: tapestry weave |
| Classification | Tapestry |
| Origin | Netherlands, early 16th century Netherlands |
| Holding institution | The Cleveland Museum of Art |
| Credit line | Shepherds in a Round Dance, around 1500. Netherlands, early 16th century. Wool and silk: tapestry weave; overall: 360.5 x 401.1 cm (141 15/16 x 157 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Leonard C. Hanna Jr., for the Coralie Walker Hanna Memorial Collection, 1939.158 |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
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“Shepherds in a Round Dance” is a work of unattributed authorship, dated around 1500. It is executed in wool and silk: tapestry weave and classified as 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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