AUDENARDE. Exceptional and very important... - Lot 22 - FEE - Stanislas Machoïr

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AUDENARDE. Exceptional and very important... - Lot 22 - FEE - Stanislas Machoïr
AUDENARDE. Exceptional and very important Oudenaarde Tapestry (Flanders). 2nd part of the 16th century. The victory of Gideon Gideon of Ophrah, son of Yoach, victorious warrior against the Midianites, plunderers coming from the South and the East, driven out of the Land of Israel, then from the Jordan Valley. Gideon, strengthened by these military successes, nevertheless refused to be proclaimed king and to found his dynasty.I Wool and silk. Large original border with warriors and compositions of sprays of flowers, foliage and fruit decorated with vases. Good general condition, remarkable freshness of colors, some restorations of maintenance. Height 250cm - Width 510cm This tapestry is distinguished by its composition in perspective, and the attention to detail of the costumes and the choice of colors. Documentation: Jehovah ordered Gideon to gather an army. Gideon gathered 32 000 men. But the army that came to fight Israel numbered 135,000. Yet Jehovah told Gideon that his troops were too many. Why? Because Israel might think, if they had the upper hand, that the victory was theirs and not Jehovah's. Hence God's command to Gideon: 'Tell all those who are afraid to go home. Gideon did so, and 22,000 men left the ranks. He had only 10,000 left to fight the 135,000 soldiers in the enemy camp. But Jehovah felt that this was still too many, so he ordered Gideon to make his men drink and to send away those who would drink with their faces against the water. I will give you victory with the 300 men who drank with their faces to the water,' Jehovah promised him. The day of battle came. Gideon divided his 300 men into three bands. Each was equipped with a horn and a jar with a torch inside. At about midnight they surrounded the enemy camp. Then, all together, at the appointed signal, they blew their horns, broke their jars and shouted, 'The sword of Jehovah and Gideon! "The enemies, awakened with a start, were seized with an indescribable panic and fled. Israel was victorious.
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