Verdure with animals and landscapes
| Title | Verdure with animals and landscapes |
|---|---|
| Date | ca. 1600 16th century |
| Medium | Wool (9-11 warps per inch, 4-5 per cm.) |
| Classification | Textiles-Tapestries |
| Holding institution | The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Credit line | Gift of Lady Maud E. Marriot, Mrs. Margaret D. Ryan, Roger W. Kahn and Gilbert W. Kahn, children of the late Otto H. Kahn and Addie W. Kahn, 1956 |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
About this artwork
“Verdure with animals and landscapes” is a work of unattributed authorship, dated ca. 1600. It is executed in wool (9-11 warps per inch, 4-5 per cm.) and classified as textiles-tapestries. In this archive it sits within the zoological illustration, ornithological plates tradition. 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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Dated to ca. 1600. Explore the wider set of works from the 16th century held in the archive.
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Made available through the The Metropolitan Museum of Art open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.
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Rights: Public Domain — released under Creative Commons Zero (CC0) via The Met Open Access.
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